Hydrochloric Acid → Atropic acid

HRID 2260643Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2260643 reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:12])(=[O:11])[CH:2]([C:5]1[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=1)[CH2:3]O.Cl>[OH-].[Na+]>[C:5]1([C:2](=[CH2:3])[C:1]([OH:12])=[O:11])[CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=[CH:7][CH:6]=1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 313Hydrochloric AcidHCID 10726Tropic acid

Product 1

HCID 68114Atropic acidYield 72.9%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 14798Sodium HydroxideSolvent

Procedure

Tropic acid (4.1 g, 25 mmol) in 50 ml 10N NaOH was stirred at 100° C. for 16 h. Upon cooling on ice, 50 ml conc. HCl was added slowly. The formed white crystals were isolated and dried to give 2.7 g 2-phenyl-acrylic acid. M.p. 97°-99° C.

Workup

  1. additionwas added slowly
  2. customThe formed white crystals were isolated
  3. customdried

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-8fb6b31c5ef64bdb8c91c05f6df91d80
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1995_12
Patent number
US05478845

Reaction notes

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