Hydroxyamine hydrochloride → 3-(4-Cyano-2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)propionic acid

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A solution of 3-(2-ethyl-4-formyl-6-methyl-phenyl)-propionic acid (1.67 g, 7.58 mmol) and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (780 mg, 11.36 mmol) in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone was heated to 80° C. for 30 min in the microwave (300 W, active cooling during irradiation). The reaction mixture was diluted with Et2O and washed with water and brine. The org. extract was dried over Na2SO4, filtered and evaporated to give 3-(4-cyano-2-ethyl-6-methyl-phenyl)-propionic acid as a beige solid (1.55 g). LC-MS: tR=0.89 min, 1H NMR (D6-DMSO): δ 12.25 (s, 1H), 7.45 (s, 2H), 2.91-2.84 (m, 2H), 2.67-2.59 (m, 2H), 2.35-2.30 (m, 5H), 1.14 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H).

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