Abstract
The synthesis to 3-nitropropionic acid 1 was easily accomplished, in two steps, from commercially available acrolein in 60% yield. The ethyl and methyl esters of 1 were also obtained.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We thank CAPES-Brazil for a fellowship for Paulo C. Silva, and the José Bonifácio Foundation (FUJB) and Research Foundation of the Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) for financial support.