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HRID 1840665Generated: October 31, 2026

3-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)prop-2-enoic acid → 3-(Benzodioxol-5-yl)propionic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)prop-2-enoic acidHCID 16917—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product3-(Benzodioxol-5-yl)propionic acidHCID 6481082.6%

Reaction Steps

3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylacrylic acid (2 g) was hydrogenated in ethanol (50 ml) over 5% Pd—C under a pressure of hydrogen at 10 psi for 40 mins to give 3-benzo-1,3-dioxol-5-ylpropionic acid (1.67 g, 80% yield) as a solid, m.p. 86.1°-88.3° C. (Lit m.p. 87-88° C.)10

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06680391B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_01
ORD IDord-815f0fc615844e2baa22ed4e37dd5958
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_01