2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic Acid → HCID 131724338, compound

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A hot solution of 10.26 g (0.05 mol) of compound obtained in Example 4 in 115 ml of anhydrous methanol is mixed with a warm solution of 7.51 g (0.05 mol) of (+)-tartaric acid in 60 ml of methanol. The mixture is put aside at room temperature overnight, and then at 0-5° C. for 2 hours. The separated crystals are collected and washed with a small amount of methanol to give white crystals. Recrystallisation from methanol (1:8) three times gives the title compound containing one molecule of methanol, as white needles.

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