n-Octanoyl-5-salicylic acid → HCID 178442659, compound

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2.2 g (8.4 mmol) of 5-octanoylsalicylic acid, dissolved beforehand in 100 ml of methanol, are added to a solution of 3.7 g (4.2 mmol) of benzethonium carbonate dissolved in 100 ml of methanol; the mixture is stirred for 1 hour at room temperature, the solution is then filtered and the filtrate is evaporated to dryness to give 5.5 g (98% yield) of benzethonium 5-octanoylsalicylate.

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