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HRID 2122090Generated: October 25, 2026

1-Hexene → 5-Decenoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-HexeneHCID 11597—
Reactant5-Hexenoic AcidHCID 15308—
ReactantDec-5-enyl acetateHCID 38027—
Product5-Decenoic acidHCID 53400879—

Reaction Steps

FIG. 12 shows an alternative synthesis of 5-decenyl acetate, in which 1-hexene is cross-metathesized with 5-hexenoic acid to produce 5-decenoic acid that can be recrystallized, reduced to an alcohol, and acetylated to yield a greater than 90% E-5-decenyl acetate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06696597B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_02
ORD IDord-a9a63450233141fa9dee09d58d86160b
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_02