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HRID 1940261Generated: October 29, 2026

Mesitylene → Mesitylacetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMesityleneHCID 7947—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantHCID 21466679HCID 21466679—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductMesitylacetic acidHCID 7812385%

Reaction Steps

8.0 g (0.06 tool) and 5.4 g (0.0198 mol) of n-butyl phenylsulfonyloxyacetate are reacted in 60 ml of mesitylene by the method of Example 7, and the reaction mixture is hydrolyzed with 5 g of NaOH in 15 ml of water and 50 ml of methanol to give the acid. 3.0 g (85% of theory) of mesitylacetic acid are isolated.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05698735
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_12
ORD IDord-48acdc19c90045439dc3fecdc303f4a9
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_12