On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the first synthesis of hydrocinnamic acid
Abstract
This review summarizes all the main approaches to the synthesis of hydrocinnamic acids
based on the construction of the side chain with a carboxy moiety around the aromatic
ring. Numerous methods for the synthesis of hydrocinnamic acids by constructive or
destructive routes, such as reductive or oxidative reactions, rearrangements, catalytic
reactions, or electrochemical conversion, are considered and presented in a rational
system.
Key words
hydrocinnamic acid - synthesis - application - catalysis - oxidation - reduction -
alkylation