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HRID 986522Generated: October 30, 2026

Methyl phenylacetate → Potassium phenylacetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl phenylacetateHCID 7559—
ReactantTriphenylphosphineHCID 11776—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ProductPotassium phenylacetateHCID 2367578392%

Reaction Steps

Under the reaction conditions described in Example 1, 64 ml KOH and 19.2 ml PPh3 were added over 43 min. After five more minutes, the reactor was cooled and vented. A 92% yield of potassium phenylacetate and 4% methyl phenylacetate was obtained on a nearly quantitative conversion. 98% of the stiochiometric amount of KOH was added.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04713484
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_12
ORD IDord-c38081a5ab9d4ffd80dd12009f8cf9bf
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_12