A convenient synthesis of α-benzylacrylic acid

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919508011760

A convenient and reliable two-stage synthesis of α-benzyl-acrylic acid from diethyl benzylmalonate in 72% yield and good purity is reported. The synthesis compares favourably with the other procedures tested.

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A Convenient Synthesis of α-
Benzylacrylic Acid
John Issa a , Peter R. Andrews b , Magdy N. Iskander c
James A. Reissa a
&
a Department of Chemistry , La Trobe University , Bundoora
Victoria, 3083, Australia
b Centre for Drug Design and Development, University of
Queensland St Lucia , Queensland, 4072, Australia
c School of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Victorian College of
Pharmacy, Monash University , 381 Royal Parade, Parkville
Victoria, 3052, Australia
Published online: 23 Sep 2006.
To cite this article: John Issa , Peter R. Andrews , Magdy N. Iskander & James A. Reissa (1995)
A Convenient Synthesis of α-Benzylacrylic Acid, Synthetic Communications: An International
Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 25:10, 1489-1494, DOI:
10.1080/00397919508011760
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