Propionic Acid → Benzoic Acid

HRID 918126Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 918126 reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:5])(=[O:4])[CH2:2][CH3:3].[C:6]1([CH3:12])[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=1>>[C:1]([OH:5])(=[O:4])[C:2]1[CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=[CH:11][CH:3]=1.[CH:12](=[O:4])[C:6]1[CH:11]=[CH:10][CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 1032Propionic AcidHCID 1140Toluene

Product 2

HCID 240BenzaldehydeYield 2%HCID 243Benzoic AcidYield 98%

Procedure

The experiment of the preceding example was repeated, while replacing acetic acid with propionic acid. Analysis of the reaction mixture after 24 hours showed that 55% of the toluene employed had been converted mainly to yield benzoic acid (98%) and small quantities of benzaldehyde (2%)

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-8c2006edafb84841b4293897ba14d22a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1976_07
Patent number
US03969405

Reaction notes

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