Trimethylolpropane → Benzoic acid--2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol (3/1)

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A mixed solution of 45 weight parts of trimethylolpropane and 101 weight parts of triethylamine kept at 100° C. was titrated with 71 weight parts of benzoyl chloride over 30 minutes while stirring, and the resulting solution was further stirred for 30 minutes. The resulting mixture was cooled to room temperature after finishing the reaction and the precipitate was filtered. Then, the filtrate was washed by addition of ethyl acetate pure water; the organic phase was separated and ethyl acetate was removed by evaporation under reduced pressure; whereby 126 weight parts (yield of 85%) of white crystals were obtained. Herein, the molecular weight of this compound was 446.

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