173851-73-5

Basic information

• Product Name: Pentanoic acid, 3-methylphenyl ester
• Synonyms: 3-tolyl valerate;3-Valeryloxy-toluol;m-tolyl valerate;Pentanoic acid m-tolyl ester;Valeriansaeure-m-tolylester;valeric acid m-tolyl ester;m-Tolyl-valerat
• CAS NO: 173851-73-5
• Molecular Formula: C12H16O2
• Molecular Weight: 192.258
• Mol File: 173851-73-5.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: Pentanoic acid, 3-methylphenyl ester(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Pentanoic acid, 3-methylphenyl ester(173851-73-5)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Pentanoic acid, 3-methylphenyl ester(173851-73-5)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 173851-73-5(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 108-39-4 3-methyl-phenol 
• 109-52-4 valeric acid 
• 542-69-8 1-iodo-butane 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 

Downstream Products

• 173851-66-6 1-(2-hydroxy-4-methyl-phenyl)-pentan-1-one 
• 173851-67-7 1-(4-hydroxy-2-methyl-phenyl)-pentan-1-one 
• 173851-70-2 E-3-bromomethyl-1-methoxy-4-(1'-pentenyl)benzene 
• 173851-65-5 1-methoxy-3-methyl-4-(1'-pentanoyl)benzene 
• 173851-68-8 1-methoxy-3-methyl-4-pentylbenzene 

Relevant articles and documents

Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Coupling of Alkyl Halides with Phenols under Low CO Pressure

A rhodium-catalyzed carbonylative transformation of alkyl halides under low pressure of CO has been developed. This robust catalyst system allows using phenols as the carbonylative coupling partner and, meanwhile, exhibits high functional group tolerance and good chemoselectivity. Substrates even with a large steric hindrance group or multiple reaction sites can be selectively converted into the desired products in good to excellent yields. A gram-scale experiment was performed and delivered an almost quantitative amount of the product. Control experiments were performed as well, and a possible reaction mechanism is proposed.