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HRID 1422297Generated: October 25, 2026

Sodium Hydroxide → (S)-2-acetylthio-3-phenylpropanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant(2S,3S)-oxirane-2,3-dicarboxylic acidHCID 6454714—
Reactant(R)-2-Bromo-3-phenylpropionic acidHCID 11746403—
ReactantHCID 178477231HCID 178477231—
Product(S)-2-acetylthio-3-phenylpropanoic acidHCID 1017689175%

Reaction Steps

In the just cited patent application EP-0 524 553 (R)-2-bromo-3-phenyl-propionic acid is reacted, under nitrogen, with thioacetic acid/potassium carbonate in the presence of 1M sodium hydroxide to give (S)-2-acetylthio-3-phenyl-propionic acid which is extracted in ethyl acetate with a yield of 75%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06080881
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_06
ORD IDord-9f7f0bb625724013b05bbd3c23d2f7d2
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_06