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Synthesis of Cinnamic Acid from Benzaldehyde and Acetone
Author(s) -
Su Futi,
Chen WanChiu
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
journal of the chinese chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.329
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 2192-6549
pISSN - 0009-4536
DOI - 10.1002/jccs.195600011
Subject(s) - chemistry , benzaldehyde , acetone , cinnamic acid , yield (engineering) , sodium hypochlorite , organic chemistry , cinnamates , catalysis , materials science , metallurgy
Cinnamic acid was prepared by oxidation of benzalacetone which was synthesized by condensing benzaldehyde and acetone. For producing benzalacetone, benzaldehyde was reacted with acetone in 1% NaOH solution. The yield was 88.8% of the theoretical. The benzalacetone was further oxidized with sodium hypochlorite to give 88.2% of cinnamic acid, m.p. 133°C.
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