Adipic Acid → N-Methylcaprolactam
Reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:10])(=O)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][C:6](O)=O.[CH3:11][NH2:12]>O>[CH3:11][N:12]1[CH2:6][CH2:5][CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2][C:1]1=[O:10]Participants
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Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
This example illustrates that adipic acid may be successfully hydrogenated in the presence of water and methyl amine to produce N-methyl-caprolactam.
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-f428c6a7cafe47d9bf3d1bd0fe6d0573
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2008_09
- Patent number
- US07427684B2
Reaction notes
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