Hydroquinone → HCID 12491640, compound

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Reaction Steps

DCPD (dicyclopentadiene, Aldrich, 256.5 mL, 1.9 mol), methylacrylate (Aldrich, 405 mL, 4.5 mol), and hydroquinone (3.2 g, 0.03 mol) were put in a 2 L autoclave. After heating to 180° C., reaction was carried out for 6 hours while stirring at 300 rpm. After the reaction was completed, the reaction mixture was cooled down and transferred to a distillation unit. The reaction mixture was distilled at 1 torr using a vacuum pump at 50° C. to obtain the product (yield: 86%). The mole ratio of exo-isomers to endo-isomers of the product was 52:48.

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