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HRID 2223774Generated: October 31, 2026

Butanedioic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,4-dimethyl ester → Dimethyl itaconate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantButanedioic acid, 2-methyl-, 1,4-dimethyl esterHCID 15350—
CatalystRhodiumHCID 23948—
ProductDimethyl itaconateHCID 69240—

Reaction Steps

The hydrogenation is carried out by a method similar to example G2 using the rhodium complex of example F5. The conversion is quantitative, and the optical yield ee of the hydrogenation product (dimethyl methylsuccinate) is greater than 98%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07375241B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_05
ORD IDord-0680f89ac06646b3a4b304290a8eff43
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_05