Methanol → Pentanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-, methyl ester

HRID 486857

Reaction equation

HRID 486857 reaction equation

[C:1]1(=[O:7])[O:6][CH2:5][CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2]1.S(=O)(=O)(O)O.[CH3:13][OH:14]>>[OH:14][CH2:13][CH2:4][CH2:3][CH2:2][C:1]([O:6][CH3:5])=[O:7]

Participants

4

Reactant 3

HCID 887Methanol

HCID 1118Sulfuric Acid

HCID 10953Delta-Valerolactone

Product 1

HCID 3014818Pentanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-, methyl ester

Procedure

reaction of valerolactone with methyl alcohol in the presence of sulphuric acid to produce methyl 5-hydroxypentanoate,

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-6ea45419f05c477ca9e5477a3c38d6a1
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1994_03
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US05292907

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