“…General IR spectra were collected as solid samples using an Agilent Cary 630 attenuated total reflectance (ATR-IR) spectrometer between 4000 and 600 cm À1 . 1 H and 13 Na(mbp) 3-(4 0 -Methylbenzoyl)propanoic acid (0.89 g, 4.7 mmol) was neutralised with sodium hydrogen carbonate (0.39 g, 4.7 mmol) in a mixture of ethanol (EtOH) and water (1 : 1 v/v). Upon 3486wbr, 3027vw, 2915wbr, 1695m, 1678m, 1589s, 1557s, 1433s, 1399s, 1356m, 1297m, 1256w, 1239m, 1218w, 1202m, 1179m, 1110w, 1080w, 1063w, 1038w, 1018w, 994w, 976w 3514wbr, 3463wbr, 3058vw, 3026vw, 2913wbr, 1683m, 1670m, 1605m, 1572m, 1551s, 1531s, 1518m, 1431s, 1405s, 1356m, 1300w, 1240m, 1200m, 1186m, 781w, 976w, 950w, 890m, 863w, 845w, 812s, 787w, 1695m, 1675m, 1630w, 1607m, 1572m, 1542s, 1423m, 1400s, 1356s, 1300m, 1268w, 1240m, 1203m, 1179m, 1148w, 1110w, 1078w, 1062w, 1040vw, 1011w, 991w, 970m, 894m, 884w 3460wbr, 3027vw, 2915w, 2900w, 1693m, 1675m, 1631w, 1605m, 1576s, 1553s, 1428s, 1400s, 1357s, 1295s, 1264w, 1239m, 1217vw, 1202m, 1181s, 1149vw, 1109vw, 1018w, 970w, 957w, 946vw, 886w, 855w, 813m, 807s, 791m…”