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HRID 36426Generated: October 30, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantPiperidineHCID 8082—
ReactantVeratraldehydeHCID 8419—
Reactant2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dioneHCID 16249—
Product3-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acidHCID 75019—

Reaction Steps

After dropping 20.4 g (23.7 ml, 0.24 mol) of piperidine to 27.6 g (22.6 ml, 0.6 mol) of formic acid under stirring and cooling, 7.2 g (0.05 mol) of Meldrum's acid and 8.3 g (0.05 mol) of veratraldehyde were added to the above mixture, then the procedure of Example 35 was followed.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05414108
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_05
ORD IDord-02825bd7e2084cfab618e7b23a060c3b
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_05