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HRID 1604446Generated: October 31, 2026

Lipoic acid → alpha Lipoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLipoic acidHCID 6112—
SolventDiisopropyl EtherHCID 7914—
Productalpha Lipoic acidHCID 864362.5%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature-7.5 °C

Reaction Steps

A solution which contained 4.0 g R-(+)-thioctic acid and 16.0 g S-(-)-thioctic acid in 80 ml diisopropyl ether was cooled off from 35 to 40° C. down to -5 to -10° C., filtered and dried. 14.5 g thioctic acid were obtained in the novel modification as first crystallizate. The S-(-)thioctic acid content was 75.8% with a melting range of 50 to 56° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05994393
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_11
ORD IDord-23595304fa8748e1b80d1865b6710d51
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_11