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Ethanol → Ethyl 2-Methyl-4-nitrobenzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant4-Nitro-o-toluic acidHCID 74790—
ProductEthyl 2-Methyl-4-nitrobenzoateHCID 21345698—

Reaction Steps

2-Methyl-4-nitrobenzoic acid (10 g, 55.2 mmol) in EtOH (200 mL) was treated with sulfuric acid (2 mL) and stirred at reflux until the reaction was complete. The mixture was worked-up and purified to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08383654B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_02
ORD IDord-e629ee00ce5b455a8a0ba08f90626792
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_02