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HRID 1087613Generated: October 26, 2026

Gamma-Butyrolactone → N-Decyl-4-hydroxybutyramide

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantGamma-ButyrolactoneHCID 7302—
ReactantDecylamineHCID 8916—
CatalystZincchlorideHCID 3007855—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductN-Decyl-4-hydroxybutyramideHCID 1113934544.6%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 15 g of decylamine, 5.48 g of gamma butyrolactone, 100 ml of toluene, and 20 mg of zinc chloride was refluxed under nitrogen for 4 days. Upon cooling the reaction mixture formed a precipitate which was recrystallized from toluene to yield 6.91 g (44.6%) of N-decyl-4-hydroxybutyramide, m.p. 74°-75° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05036152
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_07
ORD IDord-8b3234b006154ed18b391fb126be063d
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_07