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HRID 324773Generated: October 25, 2026

3-Thiophen-2-ylprop-2-enoic acid → 3-(2-Thienyl)propanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-Thiophen-2-ylprop-2-enoic acidHCID 92868—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product3-(2-Thienyl)propanoic acidHCID 70316977.6%

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 3-(2-thienyl)acrylic acid (7 g) in ethanol was added 5% palladium on carbon and the mixture was hydrogenated at 50 psi in a Parr apparatus. The catalyst was filtered off and the solvent was removed by evaporation to yield the title compound (5.5 g) as an oil. Electrospray MS m/z 155 [M−H]+.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06218538B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_04
ORD IDord-1d78723a0ed54ea097bab6291d5bbe04
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_04