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HRID 1823628Generated: October 26, 2026

4-Pentenoic acid → 5-Norbornene-2-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant4-Pentenoic acidHCID 61138—
Reactant5-(Hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-oneHCID 98431—
Product5-Norbornene-2-carboxylic acidHCID 78949—
Product2-Cyclopentene-1-acetic acidHCID 96216—

Reaction Steps

For example, 4-pentenoic acid or an ester thereof yields γ-hydroxymethyl-γ-butyrolactone (5-hydroxymethyldihydrofuran-2-one) in a high yield. Cyclopentene-3-acetic acid yields 2,3-dihydroxycyclopentaneacetic acid γ-lactone, and 5-norbornene-2-carboxylic acid yields 5,6-dihydroxybicyclo[2.2.1]octane-2-carboxylic acid γ-lactone (5-hydroxy-2,6-norbornanecarbolactone=5-hydroxy-3-oxatricyclo[4.2. 1.04,8]nonan-2-one) in high yields.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07038064B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_05
ORD IDord-de09b7d1665f450b963b0f45ea0a4d41
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_05