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HRID 1819925Generated: November 1, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant4-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzoic acidHCID 68138—
ProductMethyl 4-hydroxy-3-methylbenzoateHCID 11240684—

Reaction Steps

To a mixture of 3-methyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (342 g, 2.24 mol) in MeOH (3.5 I) is bubbled HCl (g) for 5 m. The mixture is stirred for 12 h at RT. The reaction is concentrated to give the title compound (372 g, quant).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07601850B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_10
ORD IDord-d397260e9acb48b1b6f809ff7490b7b3
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_10