Acrylic Acid → HCID 20085357, compound

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A mixture of N-propyl aniline (5.0 g), acrylic acid (5.1 ml) and water (7 ml) was stirred for 2 hours under reflux. After cooling to room temperature, the aqueous solution was adjusted to pH 11 with 5N aqueous sodium hydroxide and washed four times with ether. The aqueous layer was acidified to pH 3 with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The combined organic layer was washed with saturated sodium chloride, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 7.2 g (94%) of the objective compound.

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