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HRID 1262512Generated: November 3, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → 4-(Ethoxycarbonyl)furan-3-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant3,4-Diethyl 3,4-furandicarboxylateHCID 35399—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product4-(Ethoxycarbonyl)furan-3-carboxylic acidHCID 271570—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 235 gm of furan-3,4-dicarboxylic acid diethyl ester and 62.1 gm of potassium hydroxide in 800 ml of 60% ethanol was stirred for 2 hours at room temperature, and then the solvent was distilled off in vacuo. The residue was acidified by carefully adding an aqueous KHSO4 solution dropwise thereto, while stirring, and the monoester was extracted with methylene chloride and crystallized from ethyl acetate/petroleum ether.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04452789
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_06
ORD IDord-e5ac6c5600514fe0afecdff490d05b55
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_06