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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: Rafeekee1337 on May 15, 2007, 04:23:55 PM
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I was wondering if any one knew a way to decarboxylate 2-hydroxy-4-acrylic benzoic acid. I was wondering if Br2/HgO, CCl4, heat would do the trick to get put a bromine where the acid was. Then take Mg/ether to make a grignard to remove with H3O+. I think the Br2 will react with the acrylic group andbu im not sure and im not sure if it will do anything to the hydroxy group that H3O+ cant fix. I also thought of maybe oxidizing the OH group to a carboxyl group to protect it but then im not sure if i can get the benzene ring back. If anyone has any ideas or set me in the right direction that would be awsome!
thx The Baboon
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HI
Could you please give the structure of 2-hydroxy-4-acrylic benzoic acid?
Thanks