Reaction equation
[CH:1](=O)[C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[C:9]([O-:14])(=[O:13])[CH2:10][CH2:11][CH3:12].[K+].C(OC(=O)CCC)(=O)CCC>>[CH2:11]([C:10](=[CH:1][C:2]1[CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=[CH:4][CH:3]=1)[C:9]([OH:14])=[O:13])[CH3:12]Participants
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Procedure
Benzaldehyde was condensed with potassium butyrate and butyric anhydride according to the procedure as outlined in the patent to Archer, U.S. Pat. No. 2,931,830 to give α-ethyl cinnamic acid, with a m.p. at 104°-104.8° C.
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-4723092e3047424dbe89f6a603b76022
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1979_11
- Patent number
- US04175544
Linked notes
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