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HRID 326068Generated: October 30, 2026

Caprolactam → 1-Pentylazepan-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCaprolactamHCID 7768—
Reactant1-BromopentaneHCID 8057—
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
Product1-Pentylazepan-2-oneHCID 1283326187%

Reaction Steps

Following example 8 and using water condenser from the start of the reaction, 10 g of 50% sodium hydride-mineral oil dispersion (5 g NaH, 0.21 M), 20 g (0.177 M) of azacycloheptan-2-one and 30.2 g (0.2 M) of 1-bromopentane on 18 hr. reflux gave 23.3 g (87%) of colorless product; b.p. 110°-115°/0.3 mm.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04444762
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_04
ORD IDord-d772fd4a24d5442f84e803b21de08f44
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_04