2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic Acid → Dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-furandione

HRID 1441118Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1441118 reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:10])(=[O:9])[CH:2]([CH:4]([C:6]([OH:8])=O)[OH:5])[OH:3]>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[C:6]1(=[O:8])[O:10][C:1](=[O:9])[CH:2]([OH:3])[CH:4]1[OH:5]

Participants

3

Procedure

In the first step, a chiral tartaric anhydride is prepared by reaction of three equivalents of an acid chloride with tartaric acid according to the description in JACS 1933, 55, 2605, and is subsequently reacted with alkenamines at temperatures between 120° C. and 160° C. in suitable inert solvents, such as toluene.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-abf970c28a0142faa25ee8e3616e8095
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1996_03
Patent number
US05502206

Reaction notes

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