Benzoic Acid → Phenol

HRID 904343Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 904343 reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:9])(=[O:8])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[CH2:10]([OH:12])[CH3:11]>>[C:2]1([OH:12])[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[C:1]([O:9][C:11]1[CH:10]=[CH:4][CH:3]=[CH:2][CH:1]=1)(=[O:8])[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 243Benzoic AcidHCID 702Ethanol

Product 2

HCID 996PhenolHCID 7169Phenyl benzoate

Procedure

Following Example 11 but replacing the 1-(H)-tetrazolylacetic acid with benzoic acid, 1.95 g (1.6 cmoles) and the ethanol with phenol, 1.51 g (1.6 cmoles) the ester of the title was obtained with a yield of 94% (2.98 g), m.p.=68°-70° C. IR spectrum: band at 1730 cm-1.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-5c5c59314cd94c369d6c6a0002c57b7c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1980_10
Patent number
US04230849

Reaction notes

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