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HRID 728690Generated: October 30, 2026

Citric Acid → 5-Oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4,4-diacetic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCitric AcidHCID 311—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Product5-Oxo-1,3-dioxolane-4,4-diacetic acidHCID 8945—

Reaction Steps

reacting citric acid with paraformaldehyde to form anhydromethylene citric acid;

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05049699
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_09
ORD IDord-c0c4a861b46941e48c7d71e6757409e9
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_09