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HRID 1588408Generated: October 27, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 6-methoxyhexanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant6-Methoxyhexanoic acidHCID 15003010—
ProductMethyl 6-methoxyhexanoateHCID 357793—

Reaction Steps

6-Methoxy-caproic acid (6.17 g) was dissolved in dry methanol (90 ml) containing hydrogen chloride (catalytic amount) and held overnight at room temperature. The solvent was distilled off from the reaction solution under reduced pressure to give methyl 6-methoxy-caproate. Yield; 5.68 g

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05221763
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_06
ORD IDord-0a0ea497ed214da1a24f5de2d9599c94
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_06