Benzoate → Gamma-Butyrolactone

HRID 1576345Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1576345 reaction equation
CC1C=C[C:5]([C:8]([OH:10])=[O:9])=[CH:4][CH:3]=1.[C:11]([O-:19])(=[O:18])[C:12]1C=CC=[CH:14][CH:13]=1>>[C:8]1(=[O:10])[O:9][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5]1.[CH:13]([CH2:12][C:11]([OH:19])=[O:18])=[CH2:14]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 242BenzoateHCID 7470P-Toluic Acid

Product 2

HCID 7302Gamma-ButyrolactoneHCID 327433-Butenoic acid

Procedure

The reaction was carried out as described in Example 15, with the exception that 170 grams of the allyl ester of p-toluylic acid were used instead of the benzoate. 21.2 grams of γ-butyrolactone and 8.8 grams of vinyl acetic acid were obtained.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-faeaab28ba0949b49359ea2d2ca55515
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1976_09
Patent number
US03980671

Reaction notes

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