Tetramethylammonium hydroxide → Lipoic acid

HRID 896940

Reaction equation

HRID 896940 reaction equation
[OH-].C[N+](C)(C)C.CC(C)([O-])C.[K+].[CH2:13]([CH2:19][C@@H:20]([SH:24])[CH2:21][CH2:22][SH:23])[CH2:14][CH2:15][C:16]([OH:18])=[O:17]>CN(C=O)C>[CH2:21]1[C@@H:20]([CH2:19][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][C:16]([OH:18])=[O:17])[S:24][S:23][CH2:22]1.[CH2:13]([CH2:19][C@@H:20]([SH:24])[CH2:21][CH2:22][SH:23])[CH2:14][CH2:15][C:16]([OH:18])=[O:17]

Participants

6

Reactant 3

HCID 60966Tetramethylammonium hydroxideHCID 9834298(R)-Dihydrolipoic acidHCID 23665647Potassium tert-butoxide

Product 2

HCID 6112Lipoic acidHCID 9834298(R)-Dihydrolipoic acid

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6228DimethylformamideSolvent

Procedure

In other synthetic schemes the base, tetramethylammonium hydroxide can be substituted for potassium t-butoxide in DMF. The former base though can be stored under air, whilst the latter needs to be kept in an inert atmosphere. The dihydrolipoic acid works best if it totally clear. If the reduction lipoic acid to produce dihydrolipoic acid is not complete, a yellow coloration of the solution will be evident. The yellow solution can be distilled (distills at 140° C. under vacuum) to yield a clear solution of dihydrolipoic acid.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-dfa8a8fbcaf8412da0e392ebd82dc423
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2005_07
Patent number
US06921496B2

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