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HRID 2260643Generated: October 29, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Atropic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantTropic acidHCID 10726—
SolventSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ProductAtropic acidHCID 6811472.9%

Reaction Steps

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.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05478845
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_12
ORD IDord-8fb6b31c5ef64bdb8c91c05f6df91d80
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_12