Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
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| Reactant | Water | HCID 962 | — |
| Reactant | Sulfuric Acid | HCID 1118 | — |
| Reactant | 2,4,6-Trimethylphenylacetonitrile | HCID 520698 | — |
| Product | Mesitylacetic acid | HCID 78123 | — |
Reaction Steps
155 g (2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)acetonitrile are added to a solution of 1.1 L of water and 915 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid heated to 50° C. The mixture is refluxed for 6 hours with stirring. Then the reaction mixture is poured onto 3 kg of ice. The solid is suction filtered and washed with water. Yield: 131 g (86%); melting point: 163° C.-166° C.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
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| Patent number | US06951888B2 |
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| Source dataset | uspto-grants-2005_10 |
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| ORD ID | ord-61a96cad4476460eaf917227b47a8666 |
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| Source note | uspto-grants-2005_10 |
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