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HRID 2393871Generated: October 29, 2026

Dimethyl malate → Methyl 3,4-dihydroxybutanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDimethyl malateHCID 12674—
ReactantLithium borohydrideHCID 4148881—
ProductMethyl 3,4-dihydroxybutanoateHCID 2735094—

Reaction Steps

The process of claim 18 wherein about one equivalent of the lithium borohydride is reacted with the hydroxy butane dioic acid dimethyl ester to produce the 3,4-dihydroxybutyric acid -1-methyl ester.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05808107
Source datasetuspto-grants-1998_09
ORD IDord-91be732b895541fba5f20600a3d605fa
Source noteuspto-grants-1998_09