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HRID 1380936Generated: October 31, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propenoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant2-Propenoic acid, 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-HCID 15371—
ProductMethyl 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propenoateHCID 98955—

Reaction Steps

A suspension of 300 g of 4-chlorocinnamic acid (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 89:3803, 1967) and 25 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid in 1.7 liters of methanol is heated to reflux for 24 hours. The solution is concentrated, and filtered to give as a white solid, p-chlorocinnamic acid methyl ester, mp 74°-5° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04584313
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_04
ORD IDord-9cb00de671984da2abf7d82cf271c485
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_04