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HRID 21915Generated: October 30, 2026

Benzyl Alcohol → Benzyl 6-hydroxyhexanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl AlcoholHCID 244—
Reactantepsilon-CAPROLACTONEHCID 10401—
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acid monohydrateHCID 521998—
ProductBenzyl 6-hydroxyhexanoateHCID 15224618—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature100 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of ε-caprolactone (a) (40 g), benzyl alcohol and p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (0.7 g) was stirred at 100° C. for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was treated in the conventional manner and was distilled under reduced pressure (1 mmHg, 140°-154° C.) to give the title compound (b).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05426115
Source datasetuspto-grants-1995_06
ORD IDord-f736997e3a4b4b3e92436d39f969c91d
Source noteuspto-grants-1995_06