Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-phenylprop-2-enoic acid

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Triethylamine was added to solution of p-anisaldehyde (10 g) and phenylacetic acid (10 g) in acetic anhydride (25 ml). Reaction mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 8 h. Reaction mixture was cooled and water (600 ml) solution of potassium carbonate (81 g) was added. After addition reaction mixture was heated at 60° C. for an hour. Before neutralising with concentrated hydrochloric acid the reaction mixture was cooled below 10° C. Precipitate was filtered and washed with water. 1H-NMR (400 MHz, d6-DMSO): 12.6 (bs, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.4-7.3 (m, 3H), 7.2-7.1 (m, 2H), 7.0-6.9 (m, 2H), 6.8-6.7 (m, 2H), 3.70 (s, 3H). (M)+=254 (100%).

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