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HRID 46944Generated: October 25, 2026

Phenol → 4-Hydroxyphenylglycine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
ReactantAmmonium formateHCID 2723923—
ReactantSodium glyoxylateHCID 23662273—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product4-HydroxyphenylglycineHCID 9214334.2%

Reaction Steps

36.9 g of sodium glyoxylate, 61.3 g of ammonium formate, 60 g of phenol and 130 g of water are treated in the same manner as described in Example 1. 18.5 g of DL-p-hydroxyphenylglycine are thereby obtained as crystals. Yield: 34.2% M.p. 225°-228° C. (decomp.).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04175206
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_11
ORD IDord-6568d7eac24a4c50a34ceef5bb51d78a
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_11