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HRID 890840Generated: October 26, 2026

Ethyl Acrylate → Ethyl sorbate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl AcrylateHCID 8821—
ReactantEthyl 2,4-dihydroxyhexanoateHCID 21933454—
Solvent1-PropanolHCID 1031—
ProductEthyl sorbateHCID 1550470—

Reaction Steps

For example, when n-propyl alcohol is allowed to react with ethyl acrylate, ethyl 2,4-dihydroxyhexanoate corresponding to Formula (4) and 4-ethyl-2-hydroxy-65-butyrolactone corresponding to Formula (6) are formed in addition to the target ethyl sorbate under some conditions.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06998491B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_02
ORD IDord-1ede5787d70d4ece8e390978336e3f90
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_02