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HRID 1388142Generated: November 2, 2026

Formaldehyde → 8-Cyclopentyl-2-methyleneoctanoic acid ethyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantPiperidineHCID 8082—
Reactant(6-Cyclopentylhexyl)-malonic acid ethyl esterHCID 53998515—
SolventPyridineHCID 1049—
Product8-Cyclopentyl-2-methyleneoctanoic acid ethyl esterHCID 54242028—

Reaction Steps

11.5 g of 8-cyclopentyl-2-methyleneoctanoic acid ethyl ester, in the form of a nearly colourless oil, which is purified by chromatography on silica gel (migrating agent: 95:5 petroleum ether/ethyl acetate), are obtained by the procedure described in Example (1b) from 22.1 g of (6-cyclopentylhexyl)-malonic acid ethyl ester, 2.8 g of paraformaldehyde, 22 ml of pyridine and 1 ml of piperidine.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04430339
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_02
ORD IDord-e457a980f0764d14a271e7f072abb0c6
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_02