Abstract

An optimized method for (2R,3S)-isocitric acid lactone-2,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester as an (2R,3S)-isocitric acid building block based on a fermentation solution containing both (2R,3S)-isocitric acid (ICIT) and citric acid is described. The number of operations needed until now has been reduced; some steps have been modified, making altogether the method distinctly faster. During the course of this investigation, crystal structures have been determined of (2R,3S)-isocitric acid lactone-2,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester, (2R,3S)-isocitric acid lactone-2,3-dicarboxylic acid, and (2R,3S)-isocitric acid lactone-2,3-dicarboxylic acid anhydride. For the first time, full NMR data are given for ICIT trimethyl ester and ICIT lactone-2,3-dicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester. The multigram amounts of the three ICIT lactone compounds open the way for the synthetic use of ICIT generated in a biotechnological process.

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