Methyl-furoate is synthesized from furfural by Cannizzaro reaction, acyl chloride reaction and esterification. It showed that the time of esterification is only 2.5 hours and the yield can reach 85.0%.
Using hydrochloric acid as a cheap catalyst, perfume methylfuroate was synthesized from methanol and furoic acid prepared from furfural, and was characterized by GC, IR and 1H-NMR.