Acrylic Acid → HCID 59443450, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 1,3-dibromo-5-methoxybenzene (9.18 mmol, 1 eq) in 2 ml of xylene under a nitrogen atmosphere, acrylic acid (0.63 ml, 9.18 mmol, 1 eq), Pd(OAc)2 (1 mole %, 20.66 mg), triphenylphosphine (4 mole %, 69.2 mg) and triethylamine (19.278 ml, 2.7, 2.1 eq) are added. The reaction mixture is stirred at 100° C. for 11 h. Thereafter, 20 ml of water and 2 g of sodium carbonate were added, and the mixture was stirred at 100° C. for some minutes. The aqueous phase was subsequently separated and acidified. The precipitate that formed was dried and purified by means of column chromatography (eluent hexane/ethyl acetate 1/1) to obtain the desired product in a yield of 32% (751 mg).

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