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HRID 415173Generated: October 26, 2026

Ethyl Acetate → Methyl 4-[(methylamino)methyl]benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl AcetateHCID 8857—
ReactantMethyl 4-(bromomethyl)benzoateHCID 256687—
ReactantMethylamine ethanolHCID 22028356—
ProductMethyl 4-[(methylamino)methyl]benzoateHCID 1119466874.4%

Reaction Steps

Methyl 4-(bromomethyl)benzoate was dissolved in methylamine ethanol solution and the mixture was stirred at reflux for 3 hr. The mixture was condensed under vacuum and poured into ethyl acetate and filtered. The cake was dried to get methyl 4-((methylamino)methyl)benzoate (2.5 g, 74.4%), LC-MS (ESI) m/e 180 [M+1]−.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08088760B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_01
ORD IDord-163fb8e25e924cd9b56f6f6711c3faf3
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_01