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HRID 982553Generated: October 30, 2026

Hydroquinone → 2-Propenal, 3-[4-(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydroquinoneHCID 785—
Reactant3-(4-Isopropyl-phenyl)-prop-2-yn-1-olHCID 20068315—
SolventFormic AcidHCID 284—
Product2-Propenal, 3-[4-(1-methylethyl)phenyl]-HCID 9559576%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 250 g of 75% strength aqueous formic acid, 50 g of p-isopropylphenylethynylcarbinol and 0.5 g of hydroquinone is refluxed for 1 hour and then worked up as described in Example 1 to give 38 g (corresponding to 76% of theory) of p-isopropylcinnamaldehyde having a boiling point of 90°-95° C./0.06 mbar.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04996365
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_02
ORD IDord-af036a200a274eba8aaaad6555ddcb1d
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_02