Nitrophenyl ferulate was synthesized in one step without the protection of the hydroxyl of ferulic acid in the presence of 1,3 dicyclohexylcarbodiimide(DCC) as the catalyst. Thus, 15 20 g of ferulic acid reacted with 18 07 g of 4 nitrophenol for 24 h at room temperature in the presence of 22 44 g of DCC. The crude product was recrystallized from CHCl 3 to give 16 00 g of 4 nitrophenyl ferulate and the yield was 82 5%. Elemental analysis, IR and 1H NMR techniques were used to prove the structure of the product.
