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HRID 1356573Generated: October 26, 2026

Sulfuric Acid → (R)-4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyric acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant(r)-4-Cyano-3-hydroxybutyric acid sodium saltHCID 88064244—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product(R)-4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyric acidHCID 10236005—

Reaction Steps

The reaction mixture containing (R)-4-cyano-3-hydroxy butyric acid sodium salt was acidified to pH 1 with concentrated sulfuric acid. The reaction mixture was condensed, dissolved in ethanol and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated to give (R)-4-cyano-3-hydroxybutyric acid which was used for esterification without further purification.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06586616B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_07
ORD IDord-dd6563daa63345018ab175c986ce86b1
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_07