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HRID 330752Generated: October 25, 2026

Phenol → Phenyl 3-(o-tolyl)propanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
Reactant3-(2-Methylphenyl)propanoyl chlorideHCID 13029201—
ProductPhenyl 3-(o-tolyl)propanoateHCID 8671542093%

Reaction Steps

The procedure as described in Example 4a) was repeated with phenol (48 mmol) and 3-o-tolylpropanoyl chloride (55 mmol). The crude product (12.4 g, 97%) was short path distilled at 127-129° C./0.05 mbar to yield 10.6 g (93%) of product as a colourless, semicrystalline oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08877704B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_11
ORD IDord-653a29921ad541cd957e9893431a59c5
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_11