Allyl propionate → Gamma-Butyrolactone

HRID 1576343Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1576343 reaction equation
[C:1]([O:6][CH2:7][CH:8]=[CH2:9])(=[O:5])C(C)C.[C:10]([O:14]CC=C)(=[O:13])[CH2:11][CH3:12]>>[C:1]1(=[O:5])[O:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9]1.[CH:12]([CH2:11][C:10]([OH:14])=[O:13])=[CH2:1]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 61319Allyl propionateHCID 85071Allyl isobutyrate

Product 2

HCID 7302Gamma-ButyrolactoneHCID 327433-Butenoic acid

Procedure

The reaction was carried out as described in Example 11, with the exception that 128 grams of allyl isobutyrate were used instead of allyl propionate. 19.1 grams of γ-butyrolactone and 10.6 grams of vinyl acetic acid were obtained.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-af70ce8314f44644b6f6ef049b6fb12f
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1976_09
Patent number
US03980671

Reaction notes

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