Acetic Acid → Benzoic acid, 4-(acetyloxy)-

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The oxidation of p-acetoxyacetophenone proceeded as in Example I, except that the reaction was run for 30 minutes and a total of 150 g (1.47 moles) of acetic anhydride and 37 g (0.62 mole) of acetic acid was added through the pump. The reaction mixture was concentrated from 772 g to 413 g by evaporation of acetic acid. The slurry was filtered to remove precipitated p-acetoxybenzoic acid. After drying, 128.2 g of p-acetoxybenzoic acid of 95 mole % purity (73% yield) were obtained. Remaining in the filtrate were: p-acetoxybenzoic acid, 8.5 mole % yield, p-acetoxyacetophenone, 1.8 mole % yield, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, 0.6 mole % yield. Analysis of the reactor wash showed 2.6 mole % p-acetoxybenzoic acid. Total reaction yield of p-acetoxybenzoic acid was 84 mole %.

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