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HRID 1720139Generated: October 26, 2026

Succinic anhydride → 4-Oxo-4-(4-pentylphenyl)butanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSuccinic anhydrideHCID 7922—
ReactantPentylbenzeneHCID 10864—
ReactantAluminum(III) ChlorideHCID 6451240—
Product4-Oxo-4-(4-pentylphenyl)butanoic acidHCID 2063246—

Reaction Steps

Succinic anhydride (8.6 g; 0.1 mole) is reacted with pentylbenzene (100 ml) and aluminum chloride (29 g; 0.22 mole) and the product isolated by the manner described in Example 3. Recrystallization from aqueous ethanol gives 3-(4-n-pentylbenzoyl)propanoic acid (17 g) as colorless crystals, m.p. 98°-100° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05504244
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_04
ORD IDord-b648181de95f4710a769cec70c4b1e09
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_04