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HRID 1416805Generated: November 4, 2026

2-Acetamino-3-oxooctadecanoic acid → N-(1,3-dihydroxyoctadecan-2-yl)acetamide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-Acetamino-3-oxooctadecanoic acidHCID 18625183—
ReactantAluminium lithium hydrideHCID 21226445—
ProductN-(1,3-dihydroxyoctadecan-2-yl)acetamideHCID 2506—

Reaction Steps

As shown below, the ester and ketone groups in an ester of 2-acetamino-3-oxooctadecanoic acid are reduced in the presence of lithium aluminium hydride (referred to as LAH) to obtain a racemate of 2-acetaminooctadecane-1,3-diol, as follows: ##STR7##

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05916578
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_06
ORD IDord-fc484f13a60d49f0b2093d8639ec0a45
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_06