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HRID 36420Generated: October 25, 2026

Formic Acid → 3-(4-Nitrophenyl)propanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
Reactant4-NitrobenzaldehydeHCID 541—
Reactant2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dioneHCID 16249—
SolventTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Product3-(4-Nitrophenyl)propanoic acidHCID 85526—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature105 °C

Reaction Steps

3.60 g (0.025 mol) of Meldrum's acid and 3.8 g (0.025 mol) of p-nitrobenzaldehyde were weighed in to 25 ml of the mixture of formic acid and triethylamine prepared as described in Example l. The reaction mixture was heated to 105° C. during 1 hour and reacted at the same temperature for 1 hour. The product was isolated according to Example 1.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05414108
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_05
ORD IDord-34d196c1fab248819f8d6892c2587e9f
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_05