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HRID 651350Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethyl alpha-oxobenzenebutanoate → Ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate, (+-)-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl alpha-oxobenzenebutanoateHCID 562087—
ReactantHCID 178418361HCID 178418361—
SolventToluene methanolHCID 21867641—
ProductEthyl 2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate, (+-)-HCID 4092621—

Reaction Steps

The general procedure described in Example B1 is repeated, with the following modifications to the reaction conditions: ethyl-4-phenyl-2-oxobutyrate (substrate): 0.352 g (1.7 mmol); solvent: 10 ml of toluene/methanol (1:1); hydrogen: 50 bar, temperature: 50° C.; reaction time: 19 hours. The conversion is 100%, ee: 44% (R).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUSRE037344E1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_08
ORD IDord-2a15d83e4c9a44eea74e25d3e9238d39
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_08