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HRID 2299608Generated: October 29, 2026

Adipic Acid → 1,4-Butanediol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAdipic AcidHCID 196—
ReactantGlutaric AcidHCID 743—
ReactantSuccinic AcidHCID 1110—
Product1,4-ButanediolHCID 8064—
Product1,5-PentanediolHCID 8105—
Product1,6-HexanediolHCID 12374—

Reaction Steps

The obtained reaction mixture was analyzed by HPLC and GC under the conditions mentioned above to determine the conversion of the starting material and the yield of the primary alcohol. The analysis showed that the conversions of succinic acid, glutaric acid and adipic acid were 94%, 94% and 97%, respectively, and the yields of 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol and 1,6-hexanediol were 50%, 76% and 61%, respectively.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06495730B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_12
ORD IDord-c0ddf2a8e69e4e24a9ca6a9535de1a53
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_12