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    • Reactivity of the double bond in coumarins and related α: β-Unsaturated carbonyl compounds - Part VI. Action of mercuric acetate on the methyl ethers of coumarinic and coumaric acids

      S Rangaswami V Subba Rao T R Seshadri

      Volume 7 Issue 5 May 1938 pp 312-318

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    • Keywords

       

      Cinnamic Acid; Methyl Ether; Hydrogen Sulphide; Methyl Alcohol; Dilute Hydrochloric Acid

    • Abstract

       

      The action of mercuric acetate on the methyl ethers of coumarinic and coumaric acids and their 5-nitro derivatives has been described. The first two undergo addition at the double bond as well as mercuration and the compounds have the carboxylic formula. The nitrocoumarinic and coumaric acids undergo addition only and yield the carboxylic form in the cold and the anhydro form on heating. When the addenda are eliminated by the action of dilute hydrochloric acid the change is accompanied by geometrical inversion fromcis totrans. The results so far obtained with cinnamic acid and its derivatives are reviewed.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      S Rangaswami1 V Subba Rao1 T R Seshadri1

      1. Department of Chemistry, Andhra University, Waltair

    • Dates

       
      Published
      May 1938
      Manuscript received
      23 April 1938
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