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HRID 1867920Generated: November 1, 2026

Acetyl chloride → HCID 10313197, compound

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetyl chlorideHCID 6367—
ReactantPotassium CarbonateHCID 11430—
Reactantalpha-Hydroxy-gamma-butyrolactoneHCID 545831—
Catalyst4-(Dimethylamino)pyridineHCID 14284—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
ProductHCID 10313197HCID 1031319775%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of racemic α-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone (25 g; 0.25 mol), DMAP (1.5 g), acetylchloride (25.5 ml; 0.37 mol) in CH2Cl2 (325 mL) was added solid K2CO3 (50 g) in portions (slightly exothermic). The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight, filtered and evaporated to dryness. Column chromatography (Petrol ether 80-100:EtOAc=2:1) gave 26.4 g (75%) racemic α-acetoxy-γ-butyrolactone.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07632948B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_12
ORD IDord-1c37d22bebb14626abdc9e848295ac25
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_12