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HRID 1086357Generated: November 1, 2026

Benzyl Chloride → Phenylpyruvic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl ChlorideHCID 7503—
ReactantHCID 10753428HCID 10753428—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductPhenylpyruvic acidHCID 99768%

Reaction Steps

By the same operation as in Example 61 except that 6 ml of tetrahydrofuran was used as the solvent, 2-oxo-3,4-diphenylbutanoic acid formed in a yield of 68 % by the reaction of 0.49 g (3 mmoles) of phenylpyruvic acid with 0.5 ml of benzyl chloride, as determined by NMR spectral analysis.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05028738
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_07
ORD IDord-e96801c71318425bb767e189fe60bfe1
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_07