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HRID 1478622Generated: October 30, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → (2R,3R)-3-(ethoxycarbonyl)oxirane-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant2,3-diethyl (2R,3R)-oxirane-2,3-dicarboxylateHCID 2733646—
Product(2R,3R)-3-(ethoxycarbonyl)oxirane-2-carboxylic acidHCID 1315079873.5%

Reaction Steps

Followed general procedure for 4 using the following quantities: 3b (15.2 g, 81 mmol): KOH (4.53 g, 81 mmol, in EtOH [50 ml]); yielded 5 as a colorless oil (9.5 g, 73.5%). 1H NMR (CDCl3, 400 MHz): δ 7.57 (br, 1H); 4.35-4.24 (m, 2H); 3.73 (s, 1H); 3.72 (s, 1H); 1.36-1.32 (t 3H). 13C NMR (CDCl3, 100 MHz): 171.61, 166.40, 62.45, 52.20, 51.45, 13.89.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09403843B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_08
ORD IDord-f22de3460e6149169b5dff18a55d6d15
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_08