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HRID 46945Generated: October 27, 2026

Catechol → (3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)glycine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCatecholHCID 289—
ReactantAmmonium AcetateHCID 517165—
ReactantSodium glyoxylateHCID 23662273—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)glycineHCID 18793966—

Reaction Steps

36.9 g of sodium glyoxylate, 75 g of ammonium acetate, 72 g of catechol and 130 ml of water are treated in the same manner as described in Example 1. 11.0 g of DL-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)glycine are thereby obtained as crystals. Yield: 18.5 g M.p. 185°-188° C. (decomp.).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04175206
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_11
ORD IDord-6587182143ed48e19ab70ccb5a8fd31b
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_11