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HRID 1580545Generated: October 26, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Aspartame

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantL-Aspartyl-L-phenylalanineHCID 93078—
ProductAspartameHCID 134601—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 1.86 g. of α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine, 2.9 ml. of 2.6 N hydrochloric acid in methanol and 7.2 ml. of methanol was stirred at 30°C. for 2 hours. The resulting yields, based on the initial charge of α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine, are as follows (by TLC):

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03933781
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_01
ORD IDord-85e7a227f1444ab2a8e6a4b216bc68a2
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_01