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HRID 1633822Generated: October 26, 2026

Itaconic acid → (+-)-Citramalic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantItaconic acidHCID 811—
ReactantCitraconic acidHCID 643798—
Product(+-)-Citramalic acidHCID 1081—
ProductMesaconic acidHCID 638129—

Reaction Steps

isomerizing citraconic acid to itaconic acid in an aqueous solution at a first temperature of about 140° C. to 200° C., which produces citramalic acid and mesaconic acid as by-products;

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06504055B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_01
ORD IDord-bce37882331343bcacc4c9245b08a609
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_01