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Methanol → 4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantAzelaic AcidHCID 2266—
Product4-Hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyroneHCID 54675757—

Reaction Steps

Similar to Example 150, 6.81 g (21.9 mmol, 73%) of a methyl ester compound was obtained as orange crystals from 6.08 g (0.0 mmol recrystallized from 3 methanol) of monomethyl ester of azelaic acid and 3.78 g (30.0 mmol) of 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-pyrone by recrystallization from methanol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06215016B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_04
ORD IDord-ba00ba0e1f664119be5756240563bc16
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_04