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HRID 36410Generated: October 26, 2026

Formic Acid → 3-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
Reactant5-(3,4-Dimethoxybenzylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dioneHCID 370314—
SolventTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Product3-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acidHCID 75019—

Reaction Steps

After weighing 14.6 g (0.05 mol) of 5-(3,4-dimethoxyphenylmethylene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione (m.p.: 173° C.) to 50 ml of the mixture of formic acid and triethylamine prepared according to Example 1, the procedure described in Example 1 was followed.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05414108
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_05
ORD IDord-6e6c0d15e22f49729264b41a77e38132
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_05