stygian
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succinic acid question?
can ethylene dibromide react with NaCN to form succindinitrile, that could then be hydrolysed to the acid?
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praseodym
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Can succinic acid also be formed by oxidising ethylene glycol?
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sparkgap
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stygian:
Yes, but I must remind you that such reactions are best carried out in polar aprotic solvents like DMSO.
praseodym:
Ethylene glycol has TWO carbons, whilst succinic acid has FOUR carbons. Does this answer your question? 
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I am a fish
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Stygian, do you want to make succinic acid for a specific reason? If so, it seems like a waste of two useful, virtually unbuyable and (in the case of
ethylene dibromide) expensive reagents. Buying succinic acid from a brewing/winemaking or alternative photography supplier would seem like a better
option.
[Edited on 11-8-2005 by I am a fish]
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S.C. Wack
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The library has all the answers. A handful of crazy altruists scanned some books that are actually useful for syntheses, such as Systematic Organic
Chemistry.
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