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HRID 27374Generated: October 27, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 3-[3-(4-Methoxyphenyl)propyl]glutaric acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Reactant1,2-DimethoxyethaneHCID 8071—
ReactantCyanoacetic acidHCID 9740—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)butanalHCID 10487555—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product3-[3-(4-Methoxyphenyl)propyl]glutaric acidHCID 20528827—

Reaction Steps

4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)butyraldehyde (5.34 g) is reacted with cyanoacetic acid (5.15 g) and sodium hydroxide (2.74 g) in a mixture of glyme (50 ml) and water (60 ml). The mixture is treated with hydrochloric acid and processed as described in Example 2A to afford the title compound (2.1 g) which on crystallization from ethyl acetate-chloroform-hexane had a melting point of 71°-73° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04221725
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_09
ORD IDord-343353e5d2dc4a2a924c7fd14af0282b
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_09