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HRID 1901409Generated: October 29, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 6-aminohexanoate hydrochloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Reactant6-Aminohexanoic AcidHCID 564—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ProductMethyl 6-aminohexanoate hydrochlorideHCID 1149932499%

Reaction Steps

Hydrogen chloride (gas) was added to a solution of 20.0 g (152 mmol) of 6-aminocaproic acid in 250 ml of methanol via rapid bubbling for 2-3 minutes. The mixture was stirred at 15°-25° C. for 3 hours and then concentrated to afford 27.5 g of the product as a white solid (99%):

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05578287
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_11
ORD IDord-61d19d3f790f4d868c962515aceaa300
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_11