Phenyl acrylate reacts with benzaldehyde to produce 2-(hydroxy-phenyl-methyl)-acrylic acid phenyl ester.
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Applications
Phenyl acrylate reacts with benzaldehyde to produce 2-(hydroxy-phenyl-methyl)-acrylic acid phenyl ester.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Store at 4°C. Keep container tightly closed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- S.-K. L. Li.; J. E. Guillet. Studies of the Photo-Fries Reaction in Solid Poly(phenyl acrylate). Macromolecules. 1977, 10 (4), 840-844.
- Makoto Azukizawa.; Bunichiro Yamada.; David J. T. Hill.; Peter J. Pomery. Radical polymerization of phenyl acrylate as studied by ESR spectroscopy: concurrence of propagating and mid-chain radicals. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 2000, 201 (7), 774-781.
- Aryl acrylates undergo the Baylis-Hillman reaction with aldehydes in the presence of 1,4-Diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, A14003 much more rapidly than alkyl acrylates. Reaction with a second molecule of aldehyde can occur to give a cyclic acetal product: Tetrahedron Lett., 37, 1715 (1996):