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HRID 978627Generated: October 27, 2026

Folic Acid → Tetrahydrofolic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFolic AcidHCID 135398658—
CatalystPlatinum oxide (PtO)HCID 82844—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductTetrahydrofolic acidHCID 13544474274.9%

Reaction Steps

Then, a suspension of 0.0687 g of platinum oxide (containing the noble metal in an amount of 1.5% by weight based on the folic acid) in 50 ml of distilled water was added to the flask, and hydrogenation was carried out in the same manner as described in Example 1 to obtain 2.973 g (74.9% yield) of tetrahydrofolic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04665176
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_05
ORD IDord-357e9547bcf64640be111d58f575916c
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_05