Butyric anhydride → 4-Hydroxybutyl acetate

HRID 2044207

Reaction equation

HRID 2044207 reaction equation
[C:1]([O:4][C:5](=[O:7])[CH3:6])(=O)[CH3:2].[C:8](OC(=O)CC)(=[O:11])[CH2:9]C.C(OC(=O)CCC)(=O)CCC.C(OC(=O)CCCC)(=O)CCCC.C(OC(=O)CCCCC)(=O)CCCCC>>[CH3:6][C:5]([O:4][CH2:1][CH2:2][CH2:9][CH2:8][OH:11])=[O:7]

Participants

6

Reactant 5

HCID 7798Butyric anhydrideHCID 7918Acetic Anhydride3×HCID 31263Propionic anhydrideHCID 74918Hexanoic anhydrideHCID 74959Valeric anhydride

Product 1

HCID 101032094-Hydroxybutyl acetate

Procedure

The anhydride may be, but not limited to, acetic acid anhydride, propionic anhydride, butyric anhydride, pentanoic anhydride or hexanoic anhydride. Preferably, the anhydride is acetic acid anhydride. According to an embodiment, the esterification of 1,4-bunediol is performed with acetic acid anhydride to form CH3C(O)O—(CH2)4—OH.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-c731f2456dea40c58b96242268b09e28
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2013_11
Patent number
US08586790B2

Linked notes

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