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HRID 2173280Generated: October 30, 2026

Methanol → Methyl (2-hydroxyphenyl)acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant(2-Hydroxyphenyl)acetic acidHCID 11970—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ProductMethyl (2-hydroxyphenyl)acetateHCID 89719—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature50 °C

Reaction Steps

To a solution of (2-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid (11 g, 72.3 mmol) in 100 mL of MeOH was added SOCl2 (17.2 g, 144.7 mmol) at 0° C. The mixture was stirred at 50° C. overnight. The reaction was concentrated. The residue was purified column chromatography to give methyl (2-hydroxyphenyl)acetate (14 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09056859B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_06
ORD IDord-b50885a365934141be3b8d3c65254ebc
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_06