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HRID 597348Generated: November 2, 2026

Guaiacol → 4-Methoxyphenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantGuaiacolHCID 460—
ReactantBoric AcidHCID 7628—
Product4-MethoxyphenolHCID 9015—

Reaction Steps

The reaction was carried out in the same manner as in Example 4 except that orthoboric acid was replaced by 1.2 g. of anhydrous boric acid and 2.60 g. (21.0 m.moles) of o-methoxyphenol and 1.74 g. (14.0 m.moles) of p-methoxyphenol were obtained. The yield of these hydroxyphenyl ethers was 49.4 %.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04013727
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_03
ORD IDord-2a4463808cd243a1b5768dcfe12fb7d8
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_03