Hydrochloric Acid → Butyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acrylate

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To 50 ml of butanol into which hydrogen chloride gas was introduced beforehand for about 10 minutes, was added 2 g of caffeic acid. The resulting mixture was heated at 90° to 100° C. and stirred for 3 hours. The reaction product was concentrated under a reduced pressure, and the residue obtained was purified by means of chromatography and then recrystallized from ether/hexane to give 1.4 g of caffeic acid butyl ester.

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