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HRID 36415Generated: October 23, 2026

Formic Acid → 3,4,5-Trimethoxyhydrocinnamic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
Reactant2,2-Dimethyl-5-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dioneHCID 370323—
SolventTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Product3,4,5-Trimethoxyhydrocinnamic acidHCID 64860—

Reaction Steps

16.1 g (0.05 mol) of 5-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylmethylene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione (m.p.: 159°-160° C.) were added to 50 ml of the mixture of formic acid and triethylamine prepared as described in Example 1, then the procedure described in Example 2 was followed.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05414108
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_05
ORD IDord-9a4790b671d943c98b12419b5845869e
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_05