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HRID 36418Generated: October 30, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantVeratraldehydeHCID 8419—
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Reactant2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dioneHCID 16249—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
Product3-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acidHCID 75019—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature110 °C

Reaction Steps

After adding 6.25 ml of the mixture of formic acid and triethylamine prepared as described in Example 1 to 15 ml of dimethylformamide, 3.60 g (0.025 mol) of Meldrum's acid and 4.15 g (0.025 mol) of veratraldehyde were added to the above mixture, which was then heated to 110° C. during 1 hour and reacted at the same temperature for 3 hours. The product was separated from the reaction mixture by the method as described in Example 1.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05414108
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_05
ORD IDord-6dfac6759d594d15bcec85e3f8df26e5
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_05