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HRID 1683961Generated: November 4, 2026

2,4,6-Trimethoxybenzaldehyde → (E)-2-[(E)-2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidene]-3-carboxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2,4,6-TrimethoxybenzaldehydeHCID 70019—
Reactant(E)-3-methoxycarbonyl-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid methyl esterHCID 6186590—
Product(E)-2-[(E)-2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidene]-3-carboxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid methyl esterHCID 86750969—
Product(E)-2-[(Z)-2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidene]-3-carboxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid methyl esterHCID 86750970—

Reaction Steps

(E)-3-Methoxycarbonyl-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid methyl ester and 2,4,6-trimethoxybenzaldehyde are treated in the same manner as in Example 1-(1) to give (E)-2-[(E)-2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidene]-3-carboxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid methyl ester (foam) and (E)-2-[(Z)-2,4,6-trimethoxybenzylidene]-3-carboxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid methyl ester (m.p. 208°-210° C.).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05639789
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_06
ORD IDord-df85293bd7a2415c887bb8146776b97d
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_06