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HRID 2227031Generated: October 29, 2026

Formic Acid → 3-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantDiethylamineHCID 8021—
ReactantVeratraldehydeHCID 8419—
Reactant2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dioneHCID 16249—
Product3-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acidHCID 75019—

Reaction Steps

After dropwise adding 17.55 g (25 ml, 0.24 mol) of diethylamine to 27.6 g (22.6 ml, 0.6 mol) of formic acid under stirring and cooling, 7.2 g (0.05 mol) of Meldrum's acid and 8.3 g (0.05 mol) of veratraldehyde were added to the above mixture, then the procedure of Example 35 was followed.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05350872
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_09
ORD IDord-13e25868ecca409fa38a7aae527df76a
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_09