Hydrochloric Acid → Propyl p-methoxybenzoate

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

230 gm (1.32 mol) of anisoyl chloride were added drop by drop under agitation and cooling to a mixture of 316 gm (5.28 mol) of n-propanol and 300 ml of pyridine. The mixture was subsequently heated to 110° C. for three hours and then poured into a mixture of ice/water. The product was neutralized under cooling with half concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. After drying, the ether phase was evaporated and the residue was fractionally distilled. The n-propyl anisate obtained had the following values:

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