Formic Acid → Pinacol monoformate

HRID 1995462Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1995462 reaction equation
[CH3:1][C:2]([OH:8])([C:4]([CH3:7])([OH:6])[CH3:5])[CH3:3].CC(C(C)C)=C.OO.[CH:17](O)=[O:18]>>[CH:17]([O:6][C:4]([C:2]([OH:8])([CH3:3])[CH3:1])([CH3:7])[CH3:5])=[O:18]

Participants

5

Reactant 4

HCID 284Formic Acid2×HCID 784Hydrogen Peroxide2×HCID 6425PinacolHCID 112492,3-Dimethyl-1-butene2×

Product 1

HCID 123559Pinacol monoformate

Procedure

A process for preparing 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-butandiol which comprises introducing into a reaction vessel containing formic acid at 50° to 70° C. while stirred, 2,3-dimethylbutene and hydrogen peroxide, said 2,3-dimethylbutene and hydrogen peroxide being introduced into said formic acid simultaneously but separately and thereafter hydrolyzing pinacol monoformate so formed.

Workup

  1. additioncomprises introducing into a reaction vessel
  2. additionintroduced

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-69c77eb257cb41cbabc2a4329efc457a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1983_09
Patent number
US04404410

Reaction notes

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