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HRID 898510Generated: October 26, 2026

Butanoic acid, 2-ethyl-3-oxo-, ethyl ester → Methyl 2-ethyl-3-hydroxybutanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantButanoic acid, 2-ethyl-3-oxo-, ethyl esterHCID 79065—
ReactantButanoic acid, 2-ethyl-3-oxo-, methyl esterHCID 103534—
ProductMethyl 2-ethyl-3-hydroxybutanoateHCID 1436011750%

Reaction Steps

Methyl 2-ethyl-3-hydroxybutyrate was prepared following the procedure as described in step 2) of Preparation Example 4, except for that methyl 2-ethyl-3-oxo-butyrate was used to replace for ethyl 2-ethyl-3-oxo-butyrate. Yield 50%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07351778B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_04
ORD IDord-c0e3fada6aea4a48b99ff87bfd864693
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_04