Dipotassium 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate → HCID 18520529, compound

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A 0.47 g portion of the compound obtained in Example 8- (5) was suspended in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran, mixed with 0.2 g of lithium aluminum hydride and then stirred at 60° C. for 8 hours. The reaction solution was cooled to 0° C., mixed carefully with saturated potassium tartarate aqueous solution to terminate the reaction and then extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, and then the solvent was evaporated to obtain 0.46 g of the title compound.

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