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Formaldehyde → 5-methyl-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxylic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantDimethylolpropionic acidHCID 78501—
Product5-methyl-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxylic AcidHCID 1531426—

Reaction Steps

Synthesis of the acetal (formal) of formaldehyde and 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propanoic acid yielding 5-methyl-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxylic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06211329B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_04
ORD IDord-cfcd7f68a1534406b24d30a62644c827
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_04