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HRID 2285659Generated: October 31, 2026

Oxygen → 5-Methyl-5-propyloxolan-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantOxygenHCID 977—
ReactantHCID 20543976HCID 20543976—
Product5-Methyl-5-propyloxolan-2-oneHCID 1232235861%

Reaction Steps

Using a method similar to Example 1, 186 parts of methyl 4-formyl-4-methyl-heptanoate are reacted with 80 parts of oxygen in the course of 5 hours. 86 parts (61% of theory) of γ-methyl-γ-propyl-γ-butyrolactone (boiling point 117°-119° C./20 mbar) are obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04324727
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_04
ORD IDord-74ae5217abac4d4da8efe56410f51ff2
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_04