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HRID 1506724Generated: November 1, 2026

Formic Acid → Camphor

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
Reactant1,4-ButanediolHCID 8064—
ReactantLevulinic AcidHCID 11579—
ReactantBicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-1-methanesulfonic acid, 7,7-dimethyl-2-oxo-, (1S)-HCID 18462—
ProductCamphorHCID 2537—

Reaction Steps

A crude levulinic acid composition comprising 14.9 g (0.128 mol) levulinic acid, 0.449 g (9.76×10−3 mol) formic acid, 30 g (1.66 mol) DI water, and 0.3484 g (1.50×10−3 mol) camphor sulfonic acid was esterified with 2.89 g (3.21×10−2 mol) 1,4-butanediol. The procedure for Example 6 was followed, and analysis of the reaction mixture by GC-FID showed a peak corresponding to LA-BDO-LA.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09221741B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_12
ORD IDord-7b56b72675bf462baf70d16d8c0fd8e2
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_12