(+-)-4-Hydroxymandelic acid → Sodium 4-hydroxyphenylglycolate
Reaction equation
[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:5]([CH:6]([OH:10])[C:7]([OH:9])=[O:8])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[OH-].[Na+:14]>C(C(C)=O)C(C)C>[OH:1][C:2]1[CH:12]=[CH:11][C:5]([CH:6]([OH:10])[C:7]([O-:9])=[O:8])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[Na+:14]Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Conditions
- Temperature
- 20 °C
Procedure
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except that the organic phase containing p-hydroxymandelic acid was treated with a molar equivalent of sodium hydroxide as a 50% w/w aqueous solution. The caustic solution was added over one hour during which time the methyl isobutyl ketone solution was maintained at about 20° C. with cooling. The precipitate of sodium p-hydroxymandelate monohydrate was filtered off and suctioned as dry as possible before drying under vacuum at 40° C.