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HRID 725834Generated: October 29, 2026

Water → 3-(4-Aminophenyl)propionic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
Reactant2-Propenoic acid, 3-(4-nitrophenyl)-HCID 70156—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product3-(4-Aminophenyl)propionic acidHCID 7545199.6%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 155 g of 4-nitro-cinnamic acid in 1 l of methanol is mixed with 15 g of palladium on charcoal (10%) and 30 ml of water and hydrogenated at ambient temperature under 3 bar until no more hydrogen is taken up (2 hours). After filtration and evaporation of the solvent in a rotary evaporator, 2 lots of 300 ml of toluene are added in order to eliminate residual water and the solvent is distilled off in a rotary evaporator. In this way 132 g (quant.) of 3-(4-aminophenyl)propionic acid are obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05707989
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_01
ORD IDord-3854460a54784b7c98b1d7785b6ea196
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_01