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HRID 129379Generated: October 25, 2026

2-Methylbutanoic Acid → Isobutyric Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Methylbutanoic AcidHCID 8314—
ReactantIsoamyl AlcoholHCID 31260—
ProductIsobutyric AcidHCID 6590—
ProductIsovaleric AcidHCID 10430—

Reaction Steps

A process for the preparation of 3-methyl-butyric acid comprising (a) oxidizing 3-methyl-butanol with the strain Gluconobacter roseus DSM 9364 to produce 3-methyl-butyric acid and (b) recovering the 3-methyl-butyric add produced in (a).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05468627
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_11
ORD IDord-817408be216146938f611cbc875504b6
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_11