Ethanol → 2-Methyl-1,4-butanediol

HRID 1283516

Reaction equation

HRID 1283516 reaction equation
[CH3:1][CH:2]([CH3:6])[CH2:3][CH2:4][OH:5].C([OH:9])C>>[CH3:1][CH:2]([CH2:3][CH2:4][OH:5])[CH2:6][OH:9].[CH3:1][C:2]([OH:9])([CH3:6])[CH2:3][CH2:4][OH:5]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 702EthanolHCID 31260Isoamyl Alcohol

Product 2

HCID 180532-Methyl-1,4-butanediolYield 75%HCID 247470IsopentyldiolYield 12.4%

Procedure

A similar experiment, carried out in 5 ml of anhydrous ethanol, produced 75% 2-methyl-1,4-butanediol, 11.6% 3-methylbutanol, and 12.4% 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ff4e9f9bbdb54e80bce42fa0b6890a6c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1976_08
Patent number
US03975449

Linked notes

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