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Title: Preparation of 4-amino-2,4-dioxobutanoic acid

Abstract

A process for synthesizing 4-amino-2,4-dioxobutanoic acid involves reacting diethyl oxalate with an alkoxide in ethanol to form a reaction mixture, and afterward adding ethyl cyanoacetate to the reaction mixture and allowing a reaction to proceed under conditions suitable to form a first reaction product of the formula diethyl 2-cyano-3-hydroxy-butenedioate, and then isolating the diethyl 2-cyano-3-hydroxy-butenedioate, and afterward reacting the diethyl-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-butenedioate with an aqueous hydroxide under conditions suitable to form 4-amino-2,4-dioxobutanoic acid.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1243346
Patent Number(s):
9,290,442
Application Number:
14/486,423
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM) New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Sep 15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Citation Formats

Unkefer, Pat J., Martinez, Rodolfo A., and Glass, David R. Preparation of 4-amino-2,4-dioxobutanoic acid. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
Unkefer, Pat J., Martinez, Rodolfo A., & Glass, David R. Preparation of 4-amino-2,4-dioxobutanoic acid. United States.
Unkefer, Pat J., Martinez, Rodolfo A., and Glass, David R. 2016. "Preparation of 4-amino-2,4-dioxobutanoic acid". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1243346.
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