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HRID 2188345Generated: October 30, 2026

3-(4-Ethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid → 3-(4-Ethoxyphenyl)propanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-(4-Ethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acidHCID 295575—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product3-(4-Ethoxyphenyl)propanoic acidHCID 291985—

Reaction Steps

4-Ethoxycinnamic acid (2) is hydrogenated at 40 p.s.i. with catalytic 5% palladium on carbon in tetrahydrofuran solvent to obtain 3-(4-ethoxyphenyl)propionic acid (3). A sample is recrystallized from ethyl acetate/hexane to obtain an analytically pure sample (m.p. 101-103° C.).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06410787B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_06
ORD IDord-bab6ba67a0a04c6fb56156fe43809afd
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_06