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HRID 1266601Generated: October 30, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Benzeneacetic acid, alpha-methyl-, ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
Reactant2-Phenylpropionic acidHCID 10296—
ProductBenzeneacetic acid, alpha-methyl-, ethyl esterHCID 99643—

Reaction Steps

Dissolve 2-phenylpropionic acid (30 g) in 2B ethanol (100 mL and add anhydrous HCl (10 g). Allow to sit for 48-72 hours, evaporate the solvent in vacuo and purify by distillation to give ethyl 2-phenylpropionate (31 g); bp 100 C at 6 mm.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06548675B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_04
ORD IDord-c11446c89ba14e878adc3760584e893a
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_04