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HRID 868341Generated: October 30, 2026

Malonic Acid → 3-(6-Methyl-3-pyridyl)acrylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMalonic AcidHCID 867—
ReactantPiperidineHCID 8082—
Reactant6-Methyl-3-pyridinecarboxaldehydeHCID 10192566—
SolventPyridineHCID 1049—
Product3-(6-Methyl-3-pyridyl)acrylic acidHCID 5414085381.3%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature100 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 4.2 g of the crude 6-methyl-3-pyridinecarbaldehyde, 7.2 g of malonic acid, 0.5 ml of piperidine, and 25 ml of pyridine is stirred at 100° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture is concentrated, and 5 ml of water is added. The resulting precipitate is collected to give 4.6 g of the title compound. m.p. 221°-222° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04778796
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_10
ORD IDord-268d68c3999e4cdcaf8b602dc9e5bd1c
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_10