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HRID 966131Generated: October 26, 2026

Dihydrolipoic Acid → 6,8-Bisacetylmercaptooctanoic acetic anhydride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDihydrolipoic AcidHCID 421—
ReactantLipoic acidHCID 6112—
Reactant6,8-Bis(acetylthio)octanoic acidHCID 9926084—
Product6,8-Bisacetylmercaptooctanoic acetic anhydrideHCID 86585610—

Reaction Steps

6,8-bisacetylmercaptooctanoic (henceforth referred to as bis-acetyl lipoic acid) was prepared from commercially available—lipoic acid using a three step procedure. These steps were as follows: Lipoic acid was first reduced to 6,8-bismercaptooctanoic acid which was then acetylated to produce 6,8-bisacetylmercaptooctanoic acetic anhydride. This 6,8-bisacetylmercaptooctanoic acetic anhydride was then selectively hydrolyzed to produce the 6,8-bisacetylmercaptooctanoic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06951887B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_10
ORD IDord-1fabf57c047948248d9ffb312df86c8d
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_10