Methanol → Methyl 4-acetylbenzoate

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4-Acetylbenzoic acid (12.7 g., 0.077 mol) was dissolved in 750 ml. methanol. Concentrated H2SO4 (1.6 ml.) was added and the mixture heated at 70° for 8 hours, cooled, stripped solids, taken up in 400 ml. ether, washed 3×150 ml. saturated NaHCO3 and 1×150 ml. brine, dried over MgSO4 and stripped to yield title product, 12.9 g.; tlc Rf 0.46 (2:1 hexane:ethyl acetate).

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