Water → HCID 86710463, compound

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1 g (8.8 mmol) of ε-caprolactam was dissolved in 3.88 g of 20 wt % NaOH solution and heated to reflux for 3-5 hours. After ε-caprolactam was hydrolyzed completely, the mixture was cooled down to 5˜10° C. and 5 g of water was added. 1.8 g (8.8 mmol) of 2-chlorobenzyl chloroformate was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for an hour and washed with 15 g of ethyl acetate twice. The pH of the aqueous layer was adjusted to 1-2 by adding 16% HCl and extracted with ethyl acetate twice. Combined ethyl acetate layer was washed with brine. The organic layer was dried by sodium sulfate and concentrated to obtain 6-(2-Chloro-benzyloxycarbonylamino)-hexanoic acid. Purity was 98.9%.

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