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HRID 1806915Generated: October 25, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → Potassium 4-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylbutyrate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Reactant2,2-Dimethyl-4-butyrolactoneHCID 94746—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductPotassium 4-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylbutyrateHCID 237126401,783.1%

Reaction Steps

Step A A mixture of 2,2-dimethylbutyrolactone (6.84 g, 60 mmol) and KOH (3.36 mmol) in H2O (60 mL) was heated at reflux for 2 h. The solution was cooled to room temperature and concentrated to dryness to give 4-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-butanoic acid monopotassium salt as a white solid (10.2 g, 100%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08354444B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_01
ORD IDord-c42223db34144dae94020c94f94a2732
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_01