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HRID 1829962Generated: October 31, 2026

Benzyl Alcohol → Benzoic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl AlcoholHCID 244—
ReactantSodium BromateHCID 23668195—
SolventAcetonitrile--water (1/1)HCID 18373917—
ProductBenzoic AcidHCID 24390.6%

Reaction Steps

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%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07064226B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_06
ORD IDord-d2ee0071ad504d19a1be084822b61f7c
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_06