Malic Acid → Itaconic acid

HRID 1848965Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1848965 reaction equation
[C:1]([O-:10])(=[O:9])[CH2:2][C:3]([C:6]([O-:8])=[O:7])(O)[CH3:4].C(O)(=O)C(CC(O)=O)O>>[C:6]([OH:8])(=[O:7])[C:3]([CH2:2][C:1]([OH:10])=[O:9])=[CH2:4]

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 525Malic AcidHCID 4377441HCID 4377441, compound

Product 1

HCID 811Itaconic acid

Procedure

Citramalate (=(2S)-2-hydroxy-2-methylbutanedioate or (S)-2-Methylmalic acid) is an derivative of malic acid and produced from itaconic acid.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-6d17966b881045348dcd14e5c4a5ab7f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2015_02
Patent number
US08952217B2

Reaction notes

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