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HRID 1531426Generated: November 1, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → L-Ascorbic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
Reactant2-keto-L-Gulonic acidHCID 102424—
ReactantSodiumHCID 5360545—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
ProductL-Ascorbic AcidHCID 54670067—

Reaction Steps

JP-A 58-177986 describes a process which comprises the addition of ethanol and acetone to the sodium salt of 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, neutralization with hydrochloric acid, the removal of the precipitated sodium chloride by filtration and then the maintenance of the reaction mixture at temperatures in the range from 25° C. to 75° C., by means of which L-ascorbic acid is obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06197977B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_03
ORD IDord-0ca163de46b5418fa6b99baa9454f9bc
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_03