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HRID 615460Generated: October 30, 2026

Acetic Acid → Benzyl acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
ProductBenzyl acetateHCID 8785—

Reaction Steps

Using a catalyst consisting of 0.6% Pd, 0.5% Au and 1.0% Bi, without added promoter, under the following reaction conditions: 150° C.; 1100 psig air pressure, reaction time: 3 hours and 1:1 molar ratio of acetic acid to toluene, 1016 grams of benzyl acetate per gram Pd are obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04499298
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_02
ORD IDord-81ea9afdc3d04bf98b90480bb9758e09
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_02