Lipoic acid → alpha Lipoic acid

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A solution which contained 95.0 g R-(+)-thioctic acid and 5.0 g S-(-)-thioctic acid in a mixture of 225 ml cyclohexane and 25 ml ethyl acetate was cooled off from 35 to 40° C. down to -5 to -10° C., filtered and dried. 87.1 g thioctic acid were obtained in the novel modification as first crystallizate. The R-(+)-thioctic acid content was 93.5% with a melting range of 45 to 47° C.

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