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HRID 1729897Generated: October 31, 2026

Ammonia → (+-)-Cicloprofen

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAmmoniaHCID 222—
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantHCID 21406512HCID 21406512—
Product(+-)-CicloprofenHCID 37589—

Reaction Steps

2.1g. of α-methylfluorene-2-acetonitrile is refluxed in 60% aqueous ethanol (50ml.) containing potassium hydroxide (5g.) until the evolution of ammonia ceases. The ethanol is evaporated and the aqueous solution acidified to pH 2.0 with HCl and extracted with ether. The ether extracts are washed with water, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03989841
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_11
ORD IDord-78f597590cd04d3da500a442173e15af
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_11