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HRID 373458Generated: October 26, 2026

3-Hydroxybutyric Acid → (2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-delta-valerolactone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3-Hydroxybutyric AcidHCID 441—
Reactant(r)-3-Hydroxynonanoic acidHCID 10197914—
Product(2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-delta-valerolactoneHCID 18646779—

Reaction Steps

When the above procedures were repeated in the same manner except that β-hydroxybutanoic acid synthesized in Referential Example 2 was used instead of (R)-β-hydroxynonanoic acid, (2S,5R)-2-hydroxy-5-methyl-δ-valerolactone was obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05164113
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_11
ORD IDord-3831341fb92747f1ab60d9042c3a3662
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_11