Levulinic Acid → Magnesium 4-oxovalerate

HRID 1811614Notes

Reaction equation

[C:1]([OH:8])(=[O:7])[CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4]([CH3:6])=[O:5].[OH-].[Mg+2:10].[OH-]>>[C:1]([O-:8])(=[O:7])[CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4]([CH3:6])=[O:5].[Mg+2:10].[C:1]([O-:8])(=[O:7])[CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4]([CH3:6])=[O:5]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 11579Levulinic Acid2×

HCID 73981Magnesium Hydroxide

Product 1

HCID 11586912Magnesium 4-oxovalerate

Procedure

In another experiment, the feasibility of the decomposition of the magnesium salt of levulinic acid was assessed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Levulinic acid was neutralized using magnesium hydroxide to produce magnesium levulinate which was dried in an oven. Experiments were conducted using a TA Instruments Q500 TGA. Approximately 5 mg samples were loaded onto platinum pans as very thin layers.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-6e83fd70694c4e15ab16edc69f9e7497
Source dataset: uspto-grants-2013_01
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US08362306B2

Reaction notes

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