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HRID 1030625Generated: October 26, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 6-methoxyhexanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant6-Methoxyhexanoic acidHCID 15003010—
ProductMethyl 6-methoxyhexanoateHCID 357793—

Reaction Steps

6-Methoxy-caproic acid (6.17 g) was dissolved in dry methanol (90 ml) containing hydrogen chloride (catalytic amount) and held overnight at room temperature. The solvent was distilled off from the reaction solution under reduced pressure to give methyl 6-methoxy-caproate. Yield; 5.68 g.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05106869
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_04
ORD IDord-9d355fba1d6448499caf6565722d7766
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_04