Acetic Acid → Benzoic Acid

HRID 370870Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 370870 reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:4])(=[O:3])[CH3:2].[CH3:5][C:6]([CH3:8])=O.[CH2:9]([C:11]([CH3:13])=[O:12])[CH3:10]>C(C(CC)=O)C>[C:1]([OH:4])(=[O:3])[C:2]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1.[C:11]([C:13]1[CH:2]=[CH:1][CH:8]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)(=[O:12])[CH2:9][CH3:10]

Participants

6

Procedure

Further examples of ketones produced from ketones and carboxylic acids include: acetone and benzoic acid to obtain acetophenone; acetone and propionic acid to obtain methyl ethyl ketone and diethyl ketone; acetone and phenylacetic acid to obtain phenylacetone; diethyl ketone and acetic acid to obtain acetone and methyl ethyl ketone; diethyl ketone and benzoic acid to obtain propiophenone; benzophenone and acetic acid to obtain acetophenone; and benzoic acid and methyl ethyl ketone to obtain acetophenone and propiophenone.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b01a3858950e4a45a8a031897eeb6e74
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1985_07
Patent number
US04528400

Reaction notes

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