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HRID 839297Generated: November 2, 2026

Methanol → (R)-(+)-3,7-dimethyloctanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantEthyl (3R)-3,7-dimethyloctanoateHCID 13191832—
SolventSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Product(R)-(+)-3,7-dimethyloctanoic acidHCID 1319183387.5%

Reaction Steps

300 mg. of 3(R),7-dimethyl octanoic acid ethyl ester obtained from example 14 was refluxed in 6N NaOH (1 ml.), methanol (4 ml.) for 2 hours. It was worked up as in Example 10 to give 226 mg. (87.5% yield) of R-(+)-dihydrocitronellic acid, b.p. 54°/0.4 mmHg. (Kugelrohr), [α]D25 + 6.31° (c=5.069, CHCl3).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04094892
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_06
ORD IDord-9bf115a216fa4a0c84196a66c55865da
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_06