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HRID 410129Generated: October 25, 2026

2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic Acid → L-Tartaric acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic AcidHCID 875—
ReactantSodium OxalateHCID 6125—
ProductL-Tartaric acidHCID 444305—

Reaction Steps

After approximately 6 hours of boiling a small amount of solids appeared. 1H-NMR and IR analysis showed this solid to be primarily sodium oxalate, a tartaric acid degradation product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08759574B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_06
ORD IDord-5d01b9dcbd494eb2bda9ddbcea4f219a
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_06