Laurolactam → Octahydro-2H-azonin-2-one

HRID 267177Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 267177 reaction equation
[H-].[Na+].[C:3]1(=[O:16])[NH:15][CH2:14][CH2:13][CH2:12][CH2:11][CH2:10][CH2:9][CH2:8]CCCC1>>[C:3]1(=[O:16])[NH:15][CH2:14][CH2:13][CH2:12][CH2:11][CH2:10][CH2:9][CH2:8]1

Participants

3

Procedure

0.3 mol % of sodium hydride and 0.3 mol % of the co-catalyst according to the Example 15 were dissolved in molten laurolactam. After 120 minutes at 160°C the polymerizate contained almost the equilibrium amount of the polyamide. Similar result was obtained with caprylolactam.

Workup

  1. customSimilar result

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-8266e4b2d18945b9893d232028e65d99
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1976_03
Patent number
US03941754

Reaction notes

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