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HRID 1075368Generated: October 25, 2026

6-Aminohexanoic Acid → 6-Maleimidohexanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant6-Aminohexanoic AcidHCID 564—
ReactantMaleic AnhydrideHCID 7923—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
Product6-Maleimidohexanoic acidHCID 573683—

Reaction Steps

The symmetrical anhydride of 6-Maleimidocaproic acid (Compound 24, FIG. 5) was prepared by the reaction of maleic anhydride and ε-Amino-n-caproic acid in the presence of acetic acid to give 6-Maleimidocaproic acid (Compound 23) which was then converted to Compound 24 using dicyclohexyl carbodiimide (DCCI).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05900237
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_05
ORD IDord-8380e9c22033478e94ea68707f91a745
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_05