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The document details the synthesis of benzocaine from p-aminobenzoic acid using Fischer esterification with various catalysts, highlighting that aluminum chloride yielded the highest percentage of benzocaine while nitric acid produced the highest purity. The synthesis involved activating p-aminobenzoic acid with HCl, refluxing with ethanol and a catalyst, and then neutralizing and filtering the product. The results indicated that different catalysts affected both the yield and purity of the final product.
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