Methanol → Methyl 4-methylbenzoate

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To 200 ml of methanol at 0° was added, with stirring, 48.4 g (0.312 mole) of 4-methylbenzoyl chloride over 20 minutes. Following the addition, the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for one hour. The methanol was evaporated and the residue was distilled to give 43 g of the title compound as a colorless liquid: boiling point 103°-108° C. at 20 mm of Hg.

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