2491-29-4

Basic information

• Product Name: Benzeneacetic acid, 2-methylphenyl ester
• CAS NO: 2491-29-4
• Molecular Formula: C15H14O2
• Molecular Weight: 226.275
• Mol File: 2491-29-4.mol
• Article Data: 5

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: Benzeneacetic acid, 2-methylphenyl ester(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Benzeneacetic acid, 2-methylphenyl ester(2491-29-4)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Benzeneacetic acid, 2-methylphenyl ester(2491-29-4)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 2491-29-4(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 95-48-7 ortho-cresol 
• 103-80-0 phenylacetyl chloride 
• 103-83-3 N,N'-dimethylbenzylamine 
• 260783-80-0 N,N,N--trimethyl--1--phenylmethanaminium trifluoromethanesulfonate 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 
• 103-82-2 phenylacetic acid 

Downstream Products

• 7294-92-0 1-(2-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)-2-phenylethanone 
• 137937-39-4 1-(2-hydroxy-6-methylphenyl)-2-phenylethanone 
• 3669-50-9 1-(4-hydroxy-2-methylphenyl)-2-phenylethan-1-one 
• 946-80-5 (benzyloxy)benzene 
• 103-29-7 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bisbenzene 
• 108-95-2 phenol 
• 7354-81-6 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)-2-phenylethan-1-one 
• 1301768-66-0 2-(bromomethyl)phenyl phenylacetate 
• 38717-77-0 3-methyl-bibenzyl-2-ol 

Relevant articles and documents

Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of benzylic ammonium salts to amides and esters: Via C-N bond activation

An efficient palladium-catalyzed carbonylation reaction of readily available quaternary ammonium salts with CO is reported for the first time to afford arylacetamides and arylacetic acid esters via benzylic C-N bond cleavage. This protocol features mild reaction conditions under atmospheric pressure of CO, a redox-neutral process without an additional oxidant, and a broad substrate scope for various kinds of amines, alcohols and phenols.

Erratum: A novel photochemical Wittig reaction for the synthesis of 2-aryl/alkylbenzofurans (Tetrahedron Letters (2011) 52 (1112-1116))

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REGIOSELECTIVITY OF COMPLEXATIONS OF SUBSTITUTED PHENYL BENZOATES AND PHENYL PHENYLACETATES WITH Cr(CO)6

Selectivity of complexation of substituted phenyl benzoates is very low.In most cases, comparable yields of both regioisomeric complexes are isolated.Exception is 4-chlorophenyl ester, where benzoic acid moiety is complexed nearly exclusively.Very high regioselectivity of complexation was observed with substituted phenyl phenylacetates.The substituent of substituted phenols has not any effect on the complexation, and only phenylacetic acid moiety is complexed.This observation supports the recently proposed mechanism of the catalytic activity of the esters at arene complexation.