(Benzoylamino)methyl 4-Hydroxybenzoate

(Benzoylamino)methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (“Benzamidomethylparaben”) ( 3) was obtained from a reaction of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid ( 2) with a dioxane suspension of (benzamidomethyl)triethylammonium chloride ( 1). The phenolic group in 2 cannot be benzamidomethylated with 1 in aqueous media.