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HRID 2299611Generated: November 1, 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 69%, 73% and 72%, respectively, and the yields of 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol and 1,6-hexanediol were 21%, 40% and 36%, respectively.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06495730B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_12
ORD IDord-95e1da7e2eda48d39df6aaf5042382fb
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_12