Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1981-01-01

Convenient synthesis of alkyl esters of urocanic acid.

K Honda, Y Nishijima

Index: J. Pharm. Sci. 70(1) , 98-9, (1981)

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Abstract

Ethyl, n-dodecyl, and n-hexadecyl esters of urocanic acid (4-imidazoleacrylic acid) were prepared from 4-imidazolecarboxaldehyde in satisfactory yields via the Wittig reaction.

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