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HRID 657168Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethyl formate → Diethyl alpha-formylglutarate Sodium Salt

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl formateHCID 8025—
ReactantDiethyl glutarateHCID 13163—
ReactantSodiumHCID 5360545—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
ProductDiethyl alpha-formylglutarate Sodium SaltHCID 86635375—

Reaction Steps

Prepared from diethyl glutarate and ethyl formate in the presence of sodium metal in diethyl ether according to the literature procedure (J. Bigs, P. Sykes, J. Chemical Society (1959), 1849-55). Obtained solid (28 g; 45%). LCMS (ES+) m/z 238 (MH+).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08071592B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_12
ORD IDord-af93b703aa5f4b30a1afeb89b79e868c
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_12