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HRID 615937Generated: October 31, 2026

Methanol → Propenylguaiacol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantVanillinHCID 1183—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
CatalystPhosphonium, ethyltriphenyl-, bromide (1:1)HCID 73727—
ProductPropenylguaiacolHCID 7338—

Reaction Steps

Isoeugenol is synthesized from vanillin in the presence of potassium carbonate and ethyl triphenyl phosphonium bromide in commercial methanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04501910
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_02
ORD IDord-b5e1de98f26641bea2f2adf08644c798
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_02