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HRID 278566Generated: October 30, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(Pyridin-4-yl)benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantEthyl 4-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoateHCID 15294733—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product4-(Pyridin-4-yl)benzoic acidHCID 152081186.7%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of ethyl 4-(4-pyridyl)benzoate (1.0 g), 1 N NaOH (8.8 ml) and ethanol (8.8 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour and diluted with water, to which was added 1 N hydrochloric acid (8.8 ml) to give the title compound as crystals (0.76 g, 86.4%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06359134B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_03
ORD IDord-47b8215a62514fafbc02729a6eb96e79
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_03