Benzyl Alcohol → Benzoic Acid

HRID 1829962Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1829962 reaction equation
Br([O-])(=O)=[O:2].[Na+].[CH2:6]([OH:13])[C:7]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=1>C(#N)C.O>[C:6]([OH:2])(=[O:13])[C:7]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 244Benzyl AlcoholHCID 23668195Sodium Bromate

Product 1

HCID 243Benzoic AcidYield 90.6%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 18373917Acetonitrile--water (1/1)Solvent

Procedure

The separated catalyst was added to a fresh batch of sodium bromate (0.3 g) and benzyl alcohol (0.216 g, 2 mmol) in acetonitrile:water (5:7, 12 ml). The above procedure was repeated to give benzoic acid as a white solid (0.22 g, 90%).

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-d2ee0071ad504d19a1be084822b61f7c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2006_06
Patent number
US07064226B2

Reaction notes

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