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HRID 1589235Generated: November 3, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → 1-(Chloromethoxy)hexane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant1-HexanolHCID 8103—
Solvent1,1,2-TrichloroethaneHCID 6574—
Product1-(Chloromethoxy)hexaneHCID 12546512—

Reaction Steps

30 g (1 mole) of paraformaldehyde were stirred in 100 ml of 1,1,2-trichloroethane with 102 g (1 mole) of 1-hexanol at 0°-5° C. HCl gas was passed for 2 hours. The product is diluted to give a stock solution of 3M concentration.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04568700
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_02
ORD IDord-e79d6e2b0572444ead572316f50326f0
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_02