Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 10877456, compound

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582 g (2.85 mol) of acetylthiomethylbutanedioic acid (VII) are added, under nitrogen and while cooling with ice, to a solution of 570 g (14.25 mol) of NaOH in 3 litres of water (exothermic reaction). After 15 hours' stirring at room temperature, the reaction mixture is acidified to pH 1 with concentrated hydrochloric acid and extraction is carried out with ether. The combined organic phases are dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to dryness, and the crystalline residue is washed with 200 ml of cold dichloromethane. There are obtained 385 g of crystals having a melting point of 107°-108.5° C.

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