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HRID 84960Generated: October 25, 2026

Methyl iodide → (E)-methyl 3-(3-methoxyphenyl)acrylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactant3-Methoxycinnamic AcidHCID 637668—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
Product(E)-methyl 3-(3-methoxyphenyl)acrylateHCID 11041597—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of (E)-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)acrylic acid (3.56 g, 20 mmol). K2CO3 (3.1 g, 22 mmol), and iodomethane (4.0 g, 28 mmol) in acetone (20 mL) was heated to 70° C. for 16 hours. The mixture was concentrated and partitioned between water and ethyl acetate to afford the crude title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08846951B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_09
ORD IDord-a6285a79c1b34b64965786eeecdd546f
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_09