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HRID 484955Generated: October 30, 2026

Ethylparaben → Ethyl 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthylparabenHCID 8434—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
ProductEthyl 4-hydroxycyclohexanecarboxylateHCID 86973—

Reaction Steps

Into an autoclave is placed ethyl-p-hydroxybenzoate (495 grams) and 5% palladium on carbon (4 grams). The reaction mass is hydrogenated at 150° C. and 50-75 psig hydrogen pressure. After five hours, a sample showed 40% ketone and 44% alcohol having the structure: ##STR24##

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04534890
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_08
ORD IDord-992486ea1bf844d282a083150db072df
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_08