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HRID 1252187Generated: November 1, 2026

4-(3-Methoxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-one → 4-(3-Methoxyphenyl)butan-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-(3-Methoxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-oneHCID 182007—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product4-(3-Methoxyphenyl)butan-2-oneHCID 1142390299.2%

Reaction Steps

A solution of 30.1 g of 4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-3-buten-2-one in 200 ml of MeOH was hydrogenated over 200 mg of 10% palladium on carbon for two hours. The catalyst was filtered and the solvent evaporated in vacuo to give 30.2 g of yellow oily 4-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-butanone.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04742084
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_05
ORD IDord-554dee67ee5f4a57ba51d74a232133c6
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_05