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HRID 1249957Generated: October 25, 2026

3-(4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxyphenyl)Prop-2-Enoic Acid → Methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-(4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxyphenyl)Prop-2-Enoic AcidHCID 709—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ProductMethyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamateHCID 16830—

Reaction Steps

The preparation was effected analogously to Example 1 from 25 g (0.129 mol) of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamic acid and 180 ml of methanol with concentrated sulphuric acid as the catalyst. For purification, it was chromatographed on silica gel with dichloromethane/diethyl ether (19:1). This gave 21.78 g of methyl 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-cinnamate as a pale yellow oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06335409B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_01
ORD IDord-ecfe1b6085494f07b93e938c2ed914c2
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_01