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Benzaldehyde → 5-Methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzaldehydeHCID 240—
ReactantDimethylolpropionic acidHCID 78501—
Product5-Methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxylic acidHCID 704798—

Reaction Steps

Synthesis of benzylidene protected 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-propanoic acid, that is the acetal of benzaldehyde and 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propanoic acid, yielding 5-methyl-2-phenyl-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxylic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06211329B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_04
ORD IDord-8b60f27054a6408d826e3fe1a3392089
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_04