3-Phenylprop-2-En-1-Ol → 2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-

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In an ambient pressure oxygen atmosphere, 40.3 mg of cinnamyl alcohol, 105.3 mg of the platinum catalyst obtained in Example 1 and 40.2 mg of potassium carbonate were agitated for eighteen hours at 60° C. in 3 ml of water. The aqueous layer was subsequently washed using tert-butyl methyl ether and was extracted using ethyl acetate after neutralizing the layer with a HCl solution. The ethyl acetate solution was dried using magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to obtain 41.5 mg (93% yield) of cinnamic acid. The reaction equation and the analytical results of the product are shown below.

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