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IN previous publications1–5 the β-formyl-, β-acetyl- and β-pivaloyl-acrylic acids were investigated by means of their spectra in the ultra-violet and infra-red. This work has been extended to comprise the α-methyl-β-acrylic acid6,7. In regard to cis–trans isomerism and open or cyclic structure for the preparations used, the infra-red spectra (in the case of acid (5) also by means of the nuclear magnetic resonance) have confirmed the following structures : (1) β-Formylacrylic acid, m.p. 53–56° C.: cyclic, cis (2) β-Acetylacrylic acid, m.p. 122–125° C.: trans (probably with a smaller amount cis-open acid) (3) β-Pivaloylacrylic acid, m.p. 84–85° C.: cyclic, cis (4) β-Pivaloylacrylic acid, m.p. 94–95° C.: trans (5) α-Methyl-β-acetylacrylic acid, m.p. 98–101° C.: cyclic, cis
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HELLSTRÖM, N. Structure of β-Acylacrylic Acids. Nature 187, 146 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/187146a0
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