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HRID 1790761Generated: October 28, 2026

4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid → Benzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, (4-methoxyphenyl)methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Hydroxybenzoic AcidHCID 135—
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
Reactant4-Methyloxybenzyl chlorideHCID 69993—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductBenzoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, (4-methoxyphenyl)methyl esterHCID 12119266—

Reaction Steps

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid (1.38 g) was esterified by alkylation with 4-methoxybenzyl chloride by the method described in Example A-I-1, step a. The title compound (2.06 g) was obtained after silica gel column chromatography (0, 1, 2, 3% ethanol in dichloromethane). Rf (2% MeOH/CHCl3) 0.40.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07071173B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_07
ORD IDord-91dabd86c5564e138cd707cba42a46db
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_07