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HRID 132088Generated: October 26, 2026

Formic Acid → 1,2-Octanediol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantHydrogen PeroxideHCID 784—
Reactant1-OcteneHCID 8125—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product1,2-OctanediolHCID 14231—

Reaction Steps

314 g (2.80 mol) of 1-octene were reacted with 330 g (7.17 mol) of formic acid and 232 g (3.41 mol) of a 50% strength aqueous H2O2 solution in accordance with Example 4. 575 g of ethanol were employed for the Marlon AS3 acid-catalyzed transesterification, and the main fraction obtained after the workup by distillation was >99.5% pure, virtually odorless 1,2-octanediol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07385092B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_06
ORD IDord-8b5bfc5c2e4f4207b96cac42383d4bc7
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_06