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Title: Can Levulinic acid be converted to 5-aminolevulinic acid
Post by: Tom Norton on July 09, 2016, 06:01:33 AM

Can Levulinic acid be upgraded to 5-aminolevulinic acid? Another words, if I'm starting with Levulinic acid, how can I end up with 5-aminolevulinic acid as a product? Thanks

Title: Re: Can Levulinic acid be converted to 5-aminolevulinic acid
Post by: kriggy on July 09, 2016, 06:15:03 AM

Yes it can. Do you know any methods how aminogroup can be introduced into molecule?

Title: Re: Can Levulinic acid be converted to 5-aminolevulinic acid
Post by: Arkcon on July 09, 2016, 07:01:01 AM

Quote from: Tom Norton on July 09, 2016, 06:01:33 AM

Another words, if I'm starting with Levulinic acid, how can I end up with 5-aminolevulinic acid as a product? Thanks

There are also biosynthetic pathways, you can find more about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminolevulinic_acid#Biosynthesis

You can also purchase it from a chemical supplier, if your experiments require it.

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Can Levulinic acid be upgraded to 5-aminolevulinic acid?

Its not typical for a student or professional chemist to call a chemical reaction an "upgrade."  Can you tell us more about your application, so we can gauge the help you need?