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HRID 2226581Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetic Acid → (S)-a-Hydroxy-cyclohexanepropanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Reactant3-Phenyllactic acid, (S)-HCID 444718—
CatalystPlatinum oxide (PtO)HCID 82844—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product(S)-a-Hydroxy-cyclohexanepropanoic acidHCID 1275621095.2%

Reaction Steps

α(S)-Hydroxybenzene propanoic acid (4.99 g, 30 mmol) was hydrogenated at 4 bar in ethanol (175 ml) and acetic acid (10 ml) using platinum oxide (0.5 g) as catalyst. After filtration, evaporation of the solvent gave the sub-title acid (4.92 g).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05348978
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_09
ORD IDord-bda2ec15b90748fca0c3e2ef0812b5ba
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_09