Potassium Carbonate → HCID 131716351, compound

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Reaction Conditions

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903 g (4.1M) of p-hydroxy cinnamic acid n-butyl ester (see above) are dissolved in 4 liter acetone. 622 g (4.5M) of finely powdered potassium carbonate and 523.5 g (4.4M) freshly distilled butinyl bromide are added. Under stirring the suspension is heated to reflux (temperature in the mixture 56° C.). After refluxing for about 18 hours the starting material is consumed. The yellow suspension is cooled to about 10° C. and filtered. The filtrate is evaporated to dryness in vacuo (about 12 mbar) at 35° C. The yellow oily residue is added with stirring to about 6 liters of water. A white crystalline precipitate is obtained which is isolated by filtration. The solid material is washed with water and dried. It is crystallised from 1 liter of hexane. The product, 805.5 g, is obtained in colourless prisms, mp 38.5° to 39.0° C. From the mother liquor another 183.0 g of product could be isolated. Total yield 988.5 g (93.3% of theory).

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