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HRID 2164898Generated: October 31, 2026

Formic Acid → 5-Chloro-3,3-dimethyl-4-oxopentyl formate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
Reactant2-(Chloromethylidene)-3,3-dimethyloxolaneHCID 53663457—
Product5-Chloro-3,3-dimethyl-4-oxopentyl formateHCID 1326927487%

Reaction Steps

29.2 g (0.2 mol) of 2-chloromethylene-3,3-dimethyltetrahydrofuran, in 100 ml of formic acid, are heated at 60° for 5 hours. Fractional distillation produces 34 g (0.174 mol, 87%) of 1-chloro-3,3-dimethyl-5-formyloxypentan-2-one with a boiling point of 110°/0.2.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04507496
Source datasetuspto-grants-1985_03
ORD IDord-4d75f259b5aa41abb34ae9f754bbc7bf
Source noteuspto-grants-1985_03