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HRID 235985Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethyl chloroacetate → Acetic acid, 2-phenoxy-, ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl chloroacetateHCID 7751—
ReactantCarbonic acid, methyl phenyl esterHCID 139482—
ReactantTbpbHCID 10092649—
ProductAcetic acid, 2-phenoxy-, ethyl esterHCID 1736596%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature120 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 3.8 g of methyl phenyl carbonate, 3.06 g of ethyl chloroacetate, and 0.42 g of TBPB was heated at 120° C. for 2 hours. Distillation of the resulting reaction mixture provided a 96 percent yield of ethyl phenoxyacetate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04642349
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_02
ORD IDord-84617750b2de451891c31139817feac1
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_02