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HRID 863614Generated: October 26, 2026

2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl- → 1-Indanone, 3-phenyl-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-HCID 8784—
ReactantAluminum(III) ChlorideHCID 6451240—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
Product1-Indanone, 3-phenyl-HCID 9814685.4%

Reaction Steps

To 25.0 g of aluminum chloride, 8.5 g of cinnamic acid and 37.5 ml of benzene were added and the mixture was reacted under reflux for 5 hours. The reaction solution was processed by a usual method to obtain 5.1 g of 3-phenyl-1-indanone.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05721288
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_02
ORD IDord-a49f611610274bb892e899afe57aaf15
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_02