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HRID 1861045Generated: October 31, 2026

2-Methyl-3-phenylprop-2-enoic acid → alpha-Methylcinnamoylchloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Methyl-3-phenylprop-2-enoic acidHCID 14541—
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Productalpha-MethylcinnamoylchlorideHCID 230201—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature25 °C

Reaction Steps

α-methylcinnamic acid (45 g) and thionyl chloride (50 g) was stirred at 20-30° C. After 5 min, 0.3 ml of DMF was added and kept stirring at 20-30° C. for 1 hour to give crude of α-methylcinnamoyl chloride (solution A)

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06531611B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_03
ORD IDord-c1f699ba258847f1af471f03d8047d58
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_03