Caprolactam → 6-Aminohexanoic Acid

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Reaction Steps

5 g of ε-caprolactam was dissolved in 10% HCl (20 g) and heated to reflux until the starting material was reacted completely. The pH of the mixture was adjusted to 7.6 by adding 10% NaOH(aq). The mixture was concentrated at 55° C. and then recrystallized in methanol to obtain aminocaproic acid containing inorganic salts.

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