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HRID 233345Generated: October 26, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Methyl 6-methoxyhexanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant6-Methoxyhexanoic acidHCID 15003010—
ProductMethyl 6-methoxyhexanoateHCID 357793—

Reaction Steps

6-Methoxy-caproic acid (6.17 g) was dissolved in dry methanol (90 ml) containing hydrogen chloride (catalytic amount) and held overnight at room temperature. The solvent was distilled off from the reaction solution under reduced pressure to give methyl 6-methoxy-caproate. Yield; 5.68 g

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05591887
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_01
ORD IDord-3bf6b8ce0af84ca584f86c1583ab0cc8
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_01