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HRID 2306121Generated: October 26, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 6-(2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)hexanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
Reactant6-Maleimidohexanoic acidHCID 573683—
Product6-(2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)hexanoyl chlorideHCID 11424716—

Reaction Steps

6-Maleimidocaproic acid is treated with excess thionyl chloride at 50° C. for three hours. Remaining thionyl chloride is distilled off to leave the product, 6-maleimidocaproic chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06441213B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2002_08
ORD IDord-1bea9609c0264bddae98ddd8a71f4209
Source noteuspto-grants-2002_08