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HRID 845865Generated: October 27, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Aspartame

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantN-(N-Formyl-L-alpha-aspartyl)-3-phenyl-L-alanineHCID 92472—
ProductAspartameHCID 134601—

Reaction Steps

deformylating formyl-α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine in the presence of hydrogen chloride, methanol and water. Then, adding methanol and hydrogen chloride directly to the resulting solution to obtain the chloride salt of α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04760164
Source datasetuspto-grants-1988_07
ORD IDord-b49355ec17c74449a2520f629623693e
Source noteuspto-grants-1988_07