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HRID 2225984Generated: November 2, 2026

Acetophenone → 8-Hydroxy-1-phenyl-1,3-octanedione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetophenoneHCID 7410—
Reactantepsilon-CAPROLACTONEHCID 10401—
SolventN-methyl-2-pyrrolidoneHCID 13387—
Product8-Hydroxy-1-phenyl-1,3-octanedioneHCID 18964051—

Reaction Steps

In accordance with the procedure of Example 8, 61.3 g of acetophenone and 57.7 g of ε-caprolactone are condensed in 117.0 g of N-methylpyrrolidone as solvent with 52.9 g of sodium tert-butylate (97%) as base. Working up is as described in Example 8.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05344992
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_09
ORD IDord-42a455ad1fce4f2f8331c9e7ac13cb58
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_09