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Benzyl Alcohol → 1-(Phenylmethyl) butanedioate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl AlcoholHCID 244—
ReactantSuccinic anhydrideHCID 7922—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product1-(Phenylmethyl) butanedioateHCID 8788—

Reaction Steps

A solution of succinic anhydride (16.0 g, 160 mmol) and benzyl alcohol (17.1 g, 158 mmol) in toluene (200 mL) was heated at reflux for 3.5 hr. At this time, the solvent was removed in vacuo to leave 3-(benzyloxycarbonyl)propanoic acid as a white solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05270331
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_12
ORD IDord-1b403b4b104a431aa75f5feb592d3c25
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_12