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Upstream product

• 103-30-0 (E)-1,2-diphenyl-ethene 
• 61883-07-6 meso-3,4-diphenyl-adipic acid dimethyl ester 
• 772-00-9 4-phenyl-1,3-dioxane 
• 87694-43-7 3,4-Diphenyl-2,5-thiophendimethanol 
• 7028-47-9 dimethyl (3SR,4SR)-3,4-diphenylhexanedioate 
• 103-26-4 methyl cinnamate 
• 103-36-6 ethyl 3-phenyl-2-propenoate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Cathodic reductive coupling of methyl cinnamate on boron-doped diamond electrodes and synthesis of new neolignan-type products

The electroreduction reaction of methyl cinnamate on a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode was investigated. The hydrodimer, dimethyl 3,4-diphenylhexanedioate (racemate/meso = 74:26), was obtained in 85% yield as the major product, along with small amounts of cyclic methyl 5-oxo-2,3-diphenylcyclopentane-1-carboxylate. Two new neolignan-type products were synthesized from the hydrodimer.

Reductive Rearrangement of 4-Phenyl-1,3-dioxans to 2-Phenylbutane-1,4-diols upon Treatment with Sodium-Potassium Alloy

Reduction of 4-phenyl-1,3-dioxan with Na-K alloy affords 2-phenylbutane-1,4-diol as the major product along with smaller amounts of 3-phenylpropan-1-ol and 3,4-diphenylhexane-1,6-diols.