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HRID 1886212Generated: November 2, 2026

Hydroxyphenylacetic acid → Benzyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydroxyphenylacetic acidHCID 127—
ReactantBenzyl BromideHCID 7498—
ReactantLithium CarbonateHCID 11125—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductBenzyl 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetateHCID 11107524—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature100 °C

Reaction Steps

4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid (2.0 kg) is dissolved in DMF (8 L) and lithium carbonate (1.07 kg) is added in one portion followed by benzyl bromide (1.88 L). The mixture is heated to 100° C. over 1 hour, aged for 3 hours. The mixture is cooled to 85° C. and transferred into a 50 L vessel and quenched with 2N HCl (10 L).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05149838
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_09
ORD IDord-7c62da3dad8646539173a97f038bf291
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_09