Preparation of coumaryl alcohol

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Joseph Sampson, 10/21/21

This is a continuation of a project started in 2018 by A. Tibbs.

Coumaryl alcohol will be synthesized from coumaric acid through two separate reactions:

  1. First, coumaric acid will be converted into ethyl coumarate by through esterification. This will involve converting the carboxylic acid group into an ethyl ester group.
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Finally, ethyl coumarate will be converted into coumaryl alcohol through a reduction reaction.