Hydrochloric Acid → 3-(4-Chlorosulfonyl-phenyl)-acrylic acid

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To neat chlorosulfonic acid (5.3 ml, 80 mmol) at 0-5° C. temperature slowly cinnamic acid (41) (1.47 g, 10 mmol) was added. As the reaction proceeded hydrogen chloride gas evolved. The reaction mixture was stirred successively at 0° C. for 1 hour, at ambient temperature for 2 hours and at 40-42° C. for 2 hours. The dark, viscous syrup was poured onto ice, the precipitated solid was filtered and washed with water. The title compound (0.5 g, 20%) as a white solid was obtained. 1H NMR (DMSO-d6, HMDSO), δ: 6.55 (1H, d, J=16 Hz); 7.58 (1H, d, J=16.0 Hz); 7.65 (4H, s); 8.15 (1H, br s).

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