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HRID 596240Generated: October 28, 2026

Methanol → 4-Methylbenzaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantP-Toluic AcidHCID 7470—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
Product4-MethylbenzaldehydeHCID 7725—

Reaction Steps

Esterification of methanol is carried out with the per-p-toluic acid product solution containing 30.0 % by weight of per-p-toluic acid, obtained by autooxidizing p-tolualdehyde with air in the absence of catalyst in acetone as a solvent.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04010195
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_03
ORD IDord-0f88bb1b2cb84e41b0456e7678ee0262
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_03