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HRID 18850Generated: October 26, 2026

Acetic Acid → P-Toluic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantOxygenHCID 977—
ReactantP-XyleneHCID 7809—
Reactant1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-2-yl acetateHCID 265566—
CatalystCobalt diacetateHCID 6277—
ProductP-Toluic AcidHCID 7470—
ProductTerephthalic AcidHCID 7489—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2 mmol of p-xylene, 0.2 mmol of N-acetoxyphthalimide, 0.01 mmol of cobalt(II) acetate and 2 ml of acetic acid was stirred at 100° C. in an atmosphere of oxygen gas (1 atm=0.1 MPa) for 14 hours and thereby yielded terephthalic acid and p-toluic acid in yields of 89% and 1%, respectively.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07741514B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_06
ORD IDord-bb0f3e0aeedd4fac90a7c4df8bd17f0f
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_06