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HRID 1709192Generated: October 30, 2026

2-Pentanol → 5-(2-Pentyloxy) pyrrolidin-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-PentanolHCID 22386—
Reactant5-Hydroxy-2-pyrrolidoneHCID 194148—
Product5-(2-Pentyloxy) pyrrolidin-2-oneHCID 15696559—

Reaction Steps

5.5 g of 5-hydroxy-pyrrolidin-2-one, 30 cm3 of 2-pentanol and 2.75 g of Amberlite-15 resin are agitated for 5 hours at ambient temperature. After filtering, the excess pentanol is distilled off under 1 mm Hg at 40° C. The residue is chromatograp:hed on silica, (eluent: ethyl acetate), and 3.7 g of the expected product is obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04948804
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_08
ORD IDord-06372e83e5ee4b958af715510c9327d2
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_08