Methanol → Methyl 5-methylhexanoate

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][CH:2]([CH3:9])[CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][C:6]([OH:8])=[O:7].S(=O)(=O)(O)O.[CH3:15]O>>[CH3:1][CH:2]([CH3:9])[CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][C:6]([O:8][CH3:15])=[O:7]

Participants

Reactant 3

HCID 887Methanol

HCID 1118Sulfuric Acid

HCID 123445-Methylhexanoic acid

Product 1

HCID 519894Methyl 5-methylhexanoate

Procedure

The 5-methyl-caproic acid (30 g) was treated with methanol (600 ml) and sulfuric acid (3 ml), and thus methyl 5-methylcaproate was obtained. Yield: 27 g (81%).

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-1aa7c935a83f4366b0b886e984f187f8
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1995_06
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US05428062

Reaction notes

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