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HRID 542147Generated: October 30, 2026

Acetic Acid → Biphenyl

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantPhenyl acetateHCID 31229—
ProductBiphenylHCID 7095—

Reaction Steps

The procedure of Example 4 was repeated except that 0.874 mol of acetic acid was used in place of the lauric acid. The reaction was carried out at about 85° C. for 3 hours. Analysis showed that only a trace amount of phenyl acetate formed and 8 millimols of biphenyl were formed.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04655974
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_04
ORD IDord-734f2b99698b4e79b3c9c06c8d08f883
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_04