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HRID 978651Generated: October 30, 2026

Triethylamine → Trans-3-Hydroxy-5-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]phthalide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
Reactant4-MethoxystyreneHCID 12507—
ReactantTri-o-tolylphosphineHCID 80271—
Reactant5-bromo-3-hydroxy-3H-isobenzofuran-1-oneHCID 14234842—
Catalystpalladium(II) acetateHCID 167845—
SolventDimethyl SulfoxideHCID 679—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductTrans-3-Hydroxy-5-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]phthalideHCID 13827310—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 9.9 gm 3-hydroxy-5-bromophthalide, 5.8 gm p-methoxystyrene, 0.09 gm palladium acetate, 0.47 gm tri-(o-tolyl)-phosphine, 7 ml triethylamine and 35 ml dimethylsulfoxide were heated with stirring at 95° for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and added to 400 ml water. The product was extracted into ethyl acetate, which solution was washed with water and dried over magnesium sulfate. Removal of solvent left 8.0 gm yellow solid melting at 140°-148°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04665181
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_05
ORD IDord-dad1e319ca0b42ce852803f8944d4b4f
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_05