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HRID 637278Generated: November 1, 2026

Sodium Bicarbonate → Clavulanic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium BicarbonateHCID 516892—
Reactant3-(2-Hydroxy-ethylidene)-7-oxo-4-oxa-1-aza-bicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid benzyl ester(benzyl calvunlanate)HCID 9904055—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductClavulanic AcidHCID 528098069.8%

Reaction Steps

Substantially pure benzyl clavulanate (281 mg) in ethanol (25 ml.) containing sodium hydrogen carbonate (82 mg.) was hydrogenated over 10% Pd/C (90 mg.) for 25 minutes at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The catalyst was filtered off, washed with water and ethanol, and the combined filtrates evaporated under reduced pressure at room temperature. The residual semi-solid was triturated with acetone, filtered and washed with ether to yield sodium clavulanate (135 mg.)

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04556559
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_12
ORD IDord-7289dbe98a0745aebd31467a4e292ead
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_12