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HRID 478342Generated: October 27, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 4-(2-Methylbenzoyl)benzoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
Reactant2-[4-(2-Methylbenzoyl)phenyl]-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolineHCID 18001021—
Product4-(2-Methylbenzoyl)benzoic acidHCID 18001100—

Reaction Steps

2-[4-(2-Methylbenzoyl)phenyl]-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazoline (2.86 g) and 4.5M hydrochloric acid (150 ml) are refluxed for 8 hours. The mixture is cooled to room temperature, and thereto is added water. The precipitates are collected by filtration to give 4-(2-methylbenzoyl)benzoic acid (2.23 g) as white powder.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06642223B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_11
ORD IDord-25408829f86a436bac144309a3de0962
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_11