Glycolic Acid → HCID 86735076, compound

HRID 2071888Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2071888 reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C:3]([CH2:8][OH:9])([CH2:6][OH:7])[CH2:4][CH3:5])[OH:2].[C:10]([OH:14])(=[O:13])[CH2:11][OH:12]>>[C:10]([OH:14])(=[O:13])[CH2:11][OH:12].[OH:12][CH2:11][C:10]([OH:14])=[O:13].[CH2:1]([C:3]([CH2:8][OH:9])([CH2:6][OH:7])[CH2:4][CH3:5])[OH:2]

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 757Glycolic AcidHCID 6510Trimethylolpropane

Product 1

HCID 86735076HCID 86735076, compound

Procedure

Trimethylolpropane hydroxyacetate (glycolate) is prepared by simple esterification using one mole trimethylolpropane and 3.12 moles glycolic acid (hydroxyacetic acid). the mixture was heated for four hours at reflux and then stripped at 125° C. and 12 Torr.

Workup

  1. temperaturethe mixture was heated for four hours
  2. temperatureat reflux
  3. customstripped at 125° C.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-8f7258fd21eb4b8fb7e7e9dfa9d20621
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_09
Patent number
US04049592

Reaction notes

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