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HRID 1974529Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethylene Glycol → Methyl 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane-2-butanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthylene GlycolHCID 174—
ReactantMethyl 5-oxohexanoateHCID 84129—
ProductMethyl 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane-2-butanoateHCID 3310317—

Reaction Steps

Methyl 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane-2-butanoate (25) was prepared from methyl 5-oxohexanoate and ethylene glycol in the manner described in Example 17 above on a 28 mmol scale to yield 4.94 g (94%) of product. The product was employed immediately in the manner described in Example 26 below.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05283240
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_02
ORD IDord-2ed8bb004be444d0afcc23cb826eeb33
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_02