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HRID 1901420Generated: November 3, 2026

2-ethylhexanoic acid tin(II) salt → 2-Hydroxyadipaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-ethylhexanoic acid tin(II) saltHCID 9318—
Reactantepsilon-CAPROLACTONEHCID 10401—
Product2-HydroxyadipaldehydeHCID 8845—

Reaction Steps

2-Hydroxyadipaldehyde (Aldrich) was reacted with amino terminated PEG to form the Schiff base which was hydrogenated with NaBH4 to form the corresponding amine. The di-PEG derivative was reacted with lactide or caprolactone in the presence of stannous octoate to form the PLA or PCL-PEG2 diblock copolymer.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05578325
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_11
ORD IDord-542e359310e54e09aa8c770dab915e6c
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_11