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HRID 866387Generated: October 30, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Ethyl 4-(phenylmethoxy)benzoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantBenzocaineHCID 2337—
Reactant4-(Benzyloxy)benzoic acidHCID 73880—
ReactantSodium NitriteHCID 23668193—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
ProductEthyl 4-(phenylmethoxy)benzoateHCID 191414—

Reaction Steps

Ethyl 4-aminobenzoate (8.25g) in a mixture of conc. hydrochloric acid (12.5ml) and water (12.5ml.) at 0° C was diazotised by the addition of sodium nitrite (3.45g). The solution of the diazo compound was added to benzyl alcohol (20g) at 35° C with stirring then stirred at this temperature for 3hr. The reaction mixture was cooled and 4-ethoxycarbonylphenoxy phenyl methane isolated by extraction with ether, m.p. 45° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04098816
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_07
ORD IDord-034c6a13e6d24e6a899da802273e45ad
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_07