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• 123-51-3 i-Amyl alcohol 
• 140-10-3 (E)-3-phenylacrylic acid 
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• 21947-71-7 cinnamic anhydride 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Preparation method of cinnamate in eutectic solvent (by machine translation)

The invention discloses a method for preparing cinnamate from a eutectic solvent. A mol of choline chloride, B mol of methanesulfonic acid (p-toluenesulfonic acid) was added to a dry three-port flask, stirred at room temperature for eutectic solvent, C mol of cinnamic acid, D mol of alcohol, 50 °C for reaction, TLC was monitored until reaction was complete. After the completion of the reaction, the reaction liquid is poured into water, extracted with dichloromethane, the organic phase is distilled off to obtain a cinnamate, and the aqueous phase is recovered to obtain a eutectic solvent. The method does not need an organic solvent, and is simple to operate, high in yield, high in product purity, short in reaction time, simple in post-treatment, environmentally friendly and low in cost. (by machine translation)

Synthesis of (E)-cinnamyl ester derivatives via a greener Steglich esterification

Cinnamic acid derivatives are known antifungal, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer compounds. We have developed a facile and mild methodology for the synthesis of (E)-cinnamate derivatives using a modified Steglich esterification of (E)-cinnamic acid. Using acetonitrile as the solvent, rather than the typical chlorinated solvent, and 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) as the coupling agent enables ester conversion in 45 min with mild heating (40–45 °C) and an average yield of 70% without need for further purification. These conditions were used to couple (E)-cinnamic acid with 1° and 2° aliphatic alcohols, benzylic and allylic alcohols, and phenols. This work demonstrates a facile and greener methodology for Steglich esterification reactions.

Design, synthesis, and preliminary evaluation of substituted cinnamic acid esters as selective matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors

Strategy, Management and Health Policy Preclinical Research Substituted cinnamic acid esters with extended P1' groups were synthesized using microwave irradiation and tested for their inhibitory activities on matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, MMP-2, and MMP-9. Preliminary structure-activity relationship analysis and docking studies showed that hydroxyl groups in the benzene ring and the presence of extended spatial structures in the carboxylic acid played key roles in the MMP-2 and MMP-9 inhibitory activity and selectivity over MMP-1.

An efficient chemoselective strategy for the preparation of (E)-cinnamic esters from cinnamaldehydes using heterogeneous catalyst and DDQ

An efficient chemoselective protocol is developed for the synthesis of (E)-cinnamic esters from substituted cinnamaldehydes or cinnamyl alcohols using a combination of DDQ and heterogeneous catalyst under microwave irradiation. The method showed remarkable selectivity for cinnamaldehydes over aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, which is a novel finding. The results demonstrate that the developed protocol can be a useful synthetic tool for chemoselective esterification in total synthesis of complex organic compounds.

Esters, amides and substituted derivatives of cinnamic acid: Synthesis, antimicrobial activity and QSAR investigations

A series of esters (Ia-k), substituted derivatives (II a-d) and amides (IIIa-q) of cinnamic acid were synthesized and evaluated as antibacterial and antifungal agents. All the derivatives belonging to the series I, II and III showed antimicrobial activity comparable to the standard. Compounds If and IIc proved to be the most effective compounds. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) investigation with multiple linear regression analysis was applied to find a correlation between different calculated physicochemical parameters of the compounds and biological activity. The quantitative models relating the structural features of cinnamic acid derivatives Ia-k, II a-d and IIIa-q and their antimicrobial activity showed that Gram negative Escherichia coli and Candida albicans (fungus) were the most sensitive microorganisms.

Esterification in dry media using ferric perchlorate adsorbed on silica gel

Adsorption of Fe(ClO4)3(H2O)6 onto chromatographic grade silica gel in the presence of alcohol ( to be used for esterification ) produces a supported reagent, Fe(ClO4)3(ROH)6/SiO2. This reagent, has been found effective for the rapid and high yield of esters, on grinding in the presence of carboxylic acids using pestle and mortar in the solid state.