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HRID 18858Generated: October 25, 2026

Benzoic Acid → Acetophenone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzoic AcidHCID 243—
ReactantEthylbenzeneHCID 7500—
Reactant1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-2-yl acetateHCID 265566—
CatalystCobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrateHCID 61372—
CatalystManganese acetate tetrahydrateHCID 93021—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ProductAcetophenoneHCID 741085%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature130 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 1.062 g (10 mmol) of ethylbenzene, 0.205 g (1 mmol) of N-acetoxyphthalimide, 0.025 g (0.1 mmol) of cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate, 0.025 g (0.1 mmol) of manganese(II) acetate tetrahydrate and 15 ml of acetic acid was stirred at 130° C. in an atmosphere of air [2 MPa (gauge pressure)] for 8 hours and thereby yielded benzoic acid in a yield of 85% (analyzed by gas chromatography) with a conversion from ethylbenzene of 96%. In this procedure, acetophenone was not produced.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07741514B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_06
ORD IDord-0ed1deefb693476d8324060234940cbd
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_06