Hydrochloric Acid → 4-Benzyl-4-hydroxy-2-ketoglutaric acid

HRID 1443618Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1443618 reaction equation
[C:1]1([CH2:7][C:8](=[O:12])[C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1.[C:13]([CH2:18]C(O)=O)([C:15]([OH:17])=[O:16])=[O:14].[OH-].[K+].Cl>>[C:1]1([CH2:7][C:8]([OH:12])([C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10])[CH2:18][C:13](=[O:14])[C:15]([OH:17])=[O:16])[CH:6]=[CH:5][CH:4]=[CH:3][CH:2]=1

Participants

5

Reactant 4

HCID 313Hydrochloric AcidHCID 970Oxaloacetic AcidHCID 997Phenylpyruvic acidHCID 14797Potassium Hydroxide

Product 1

HCID 101714744-Benzyl-4-hydroxy-2-ketoglutaric acidYield 37%

Procedure

Phenyl pyruvic acid (5.0 g, 30.5 mmol) and 12.1 g (91.4 mmol) of oxaloacetic acid were added to 25 mL of aqueous solution in which 13.8 g of potassium hydroxide (purity 85%) had been dissolved, and reacted at room temperature for 72 hours. A pH value of the reaction mixture was adjusted to 2.2 using concentrated hydrochloric acid, and the reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate. An organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous NaCl solution, dried on magnesium sulfate anhydrate, and then concentrated to yield residue. The residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and toluene to yield 2.8 g (11.3 mmol) of 4-phenylmethyl-4-hydroxy-2-ketoglutaric acid as crystal.

Workup

  1. dissolutionhad been dissolved
  2. customreacted at room temperature for 72 hours
  3. extractionthe reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate
  4. washAn organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous NaCl solution
  5. customdried on magnesium sulfate anhydrate
  6. concentrationconcentrated
  7. customto yield residue
  8. customThe residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and toluene

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-6c3d2953755d49e9b2927c5f47bf73e6
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_02
Patent number
US07662596B2

Reaction notes

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