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HRID 345367Generated: October 25, 2026

Hexanal → Trimethylolhexane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHexanalHCID 6184—
ReactantHeptanalHCID 8130—
ReactantButylidynetrimethanolHCID 81928—
ProductTrimethylolhexaneHCID 13760613—
Product2-Butyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediolHCID 15918568—

Reaction Steps

2-n-Butyl-2-hydroxymethyl-propan-1,3-diol and 2-n-pentyl-2-hydroxymethyl-propan-1,3-diol were prepared from n-hexanal and n-heptanal respectively in a manner analogous to that described for the synthesis of 2-n-propyl-2-hydroxymethyl-propan-1,3-diol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05057508
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_10
ORD IDord-57db22f943cf402ea4cb0d25bff0c529
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_10