ChemicalBook CAS DataBase List 2-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)PROPIONIC ACID

2-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)PROPIONIC ACID synthesis

8synthesis methods

Product Name:2-(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)PROPIONIC ACID
CAS Number:938-96-5
Molecular formula:C9H10O3
Molecular Weight:166.18

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Yield: 80%

Reaction Conditions:

with sulfuric acid in methanol;silica gel;toluene

Steps:

III Methyl(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetate
Methyl(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetate A solution of 15 gm (0.1 mole) of 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid in 500 mL methanol and 2 mL concentrated sulfuric acid was placed in a Soxhlet extractor charged with 3 A molecular sieves. The solution was heated to reflux for 72 hours, and the sieves were exchanged at 24-hour intervals. The reaction medium was then evaporated to an oil which was dissolved in 100 mL toluene and extracted with 3*100 mL water. The toluene phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, treated with activated charcoal and evaporated to provide 13 gm (80% yield) of a yellow oil. The NMR spectrum was consistent with the assigned structure and this material was used in the next reaction step.

References:

American Hospital Supply Corporation US4387103, 1983, A