cis‐2‐Phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic Acid

cis-2-Phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid reactant: 163 g. (1.57 moles) of styrene intermediate: 155 g. (0.816 mole) of ethyl cis- and trans-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylate product: cis-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid product: trans-2-Phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid Keywords: annulation, carbocyclic-[3]; cyclization, free radical-carbenoid/nitrenoid; esterification, unsubstituted monobasic acids; hydrolysis, esters and lactones; ethyl diazoacetate, preparation of; xylene; diazoacetic esters, explosive, toxic