HCID 21433410, compound → HCID 21433409, compound
Reaction equation
[CH2:1]([C:7]1[O:11][C:10]([CH3:12])=[C:9]([C:13]([O:15]CC)=[O:14])[CH:8]=1)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH3:6]>[OH-].[Na+]>[CH2:1]([C:7]1[O:11][C:10]([CH3:12])=[C:9]([C:13]([OH:15])=[O:14])[CH:8]=1)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH3:6]Participants
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Reactant 1
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
Saponification of 0.5 g of the ester was accomplished by refluxing 12 hours in 10 ml of 25% aqueous sodium hydroxide. Acidification precipitated the crude acid, which was purified by sublimation to give 5-hexyl-2-methyl-3-furoic acid, mp 59°-60° C.
Workup
- customAcidification precipitated the crude acid, which
- customwas purified by sublimation
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-d1f2b9754b5a4dce9200b84276f3e29e
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1977_05
- Patent number
- US04025537
Reaction notes
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