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HRID 2287244Generated: October 30, 2026

Benzhydrol → Butanoic acid, 3-oxo-, diphenylmethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzhydrolHCID 7037—
ReactantEthyl AcetoacetateHCID 8868—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductButanoic acid, 3-oxo-, diphenylmethyl esterHCID 1114984339.1%

Reaction Steps

Benzhydrol (20 g, 0.1087 mole) and ethyl acetoacetate (13 g, 0.1 mole) were heated together to 170° and the ethanol so formed removed by distillation. Fractional distillation at 1.0 mm Hg yielded 10.5 g, 39% of benzhydryl acetoacetate as a colourless liquid which later solidified, melting point 44°-54°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04270004
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_05
ORD IDord-788d8559cb9c436ca27d0b8d8a5f4b6a
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_05