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HRID 1380929Generated: October 25, 2026

Nitromethane → Benzenepropanoic acid, b-(nitromethyl)-, methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantNitromethaneHCID 6375—
Reactant2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, methyl esterHCID 7644—
Reactant1,1,3,3-TetramethylguanidineHCID 66460—
SolventHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
ProductBenzenepropanoic acid, b-(nitromethyl)-, methyl esterHCID 10537045—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 300 g of cinnamic acid methyl ester, 500 g of nitromethane and 39 g of tetramethylguanidine is allowed to stir at room temperature for 72 hours. The solution is diluted with diethyl ether and aqueous hydrochloric acid solution (1 N, 1 liter) is added. The organic layer is separated, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and evaporated to give 4-nitro-3-phenylbutanoic acid methyl ester.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04584313
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_04
ORD IDord-8047cb0e83d14c57a0028cc1464f6079
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_04