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HRID 1195957Generated: November 2, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 5-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)pentanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Reactant5-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)-5-oxovaleric acidHCID 2758470—
CatalystZincHCID 23994—
CatalystMercuric ChlorideHCID 24085—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
Product5-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)pentanoic acidHCID 240459—

Reaction Steps

A mixture containing 37.6 g of the product obtained in Example 38 and 64 g of zinc turnings (treated with a solution of HgCl2), 55 ml of toluene and 220 ml of conc. hydrochloric acid was refluxed for 1 h. Toluene phase was separated and evaporated in vacuo. The residue was crystallized from toluene-petroleum ether, yield 11.5 g (32%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05112861
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_05
ORD IDord-2c8e13208b7e40e1b94f3ea51ea91a76
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_05