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HRID 326069Generated: October 29, 2026

Caprolactam → 1-Hexylazepan-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCaprolactamHCID 7768—
Reactant1-BromohexaneHCID 8101—
ReactantSodium hydrideHCID 24758—
Product1-Hexylazepan-2-oneHCID 18153785.4%

Reaction Steps

Following example 10, from 10.2 g of 50% sodium hydride-mineral oil dispersion (5.1 g NaH, 0.2125 M), 20 g (0.177 M) of azacycloheptan-2-one and 33 g (0.2 M) of 1-bromohexane on 19 hr. reflux was obtained 29.8 g (85.3%) of colorless product; b.p. 122°-128°/0.4 mm.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04444762
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_04
ORD IDord-5e5f02ee3cec4566ad26c85627b2b3b7
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_04