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HRID 64441Generated: October 28, 2026

Acetic Acid → Ethyl 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(pyridin-3-yl)propanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ReactantSodium ethoxideHCID 2723922—
Reactant2-Ethylpyridin-3-yl acetateHCID 67121346—
ProductEthyl 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(pyridin-3-yl)propanoateHCID 86713459—

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 2 g of ethylpyridin-3-yl acetate in 40 ml of DMF were added 1.09 g of paraformaldehyde and 165 mg of sodium ethoxide, followed by stirring for 19 hours. Acetic acid was added thereto under ice-cooling and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 1.29 g of ethyl 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(pyridin-3-yl)propanoate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09447090B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_09
ORD IDord-c423c256e75e469896da3a8ae76155aa
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_09