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HRID 1709619Generated: November 3, 2026

Water → 6-Oxohexanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantMethyl 6-oxohexanoateHCID 81164—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product6-Oxohexanoic acidHCID 44091874%

Reaction Steps

36 g of methyl 5-formylvalerate, 90 g of water and 2 g of cation exchanger made of crosslinked polystyrene having sulfo groups were heated under reflux for 8.5 hours, the methanol formed being distilled off continuously. Fractional vacuum distillation gave 24 g of 5-formylvaleric acid (yield 74% of theory).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04950429
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_08
ORD IDord-af10376469824bfea492937add92c658
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_08