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HRID 1664831Generated: October 26, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-4-oxobutan-1-aminium chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant4-Amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acidHCID 2149—
Product2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-4-oxobutan-1-aminium chlorideHCID 86620124—

Reaction Steps

Anhydrous hydrochloric acid gas was bubbled into a suspension of 4-amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid (0.91 g, 7.61 mmol) in methanol (150 mL) until the solution was saturated and stirred at ambient temperature. After 18 h, the solution was concentrated to give the title compound (1.32 g). MS 134 (M+1).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08039460B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_10
ORD IDord-dfbe2ac680bf4df392c030fd0bdc04cf
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_10