Benzoic Acid → P-Toluic Acid

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The reaction was conducted in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 2 g of water was used instead of the mixture of N-hydroxysuccinimide and water. The conversion of the substrate and the amount and yield of the product were determined. Incidentally, it was assumed that the reaction was started at the time the addition of the water was started, and that the reaction was completed at the time the addition of the water was completed. As the results of the reaction, the conversion of p-xylene was 1.68%, and 5 g of p-toluic acid (yield 1.31%), 1 g of terephthalic acid (yield 0.22%), and 0.03 g of benzoic acid as a by-product (yield 0.0088%) were obtained.

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