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HRID 2230765Generated: October 26, 2026

5-Methyl-2-hexanone → 3-Chloro-5-methylhexan-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant5-Methyl-2-hexanoneHCID 8034—
ReactantSulfuryl chlorideHCID 24648—
Product3-Chloro-5-methylhexan-2-oneHCID 10975649—

Reaction Steps

The process for preparing the α-hydroxyketones of the invention starts from inexpensive 5-methyl-2-hexanone which is reacted with sulfuryl chloride in a first step to give 3-chloro-5-methyl-2-hexanone with high selectivity, as set forth below:

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06426108B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_07
ORD IDord-18e7459935b44be4b481181c3297ab5c
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_07