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HRID 32861Generated: October 26, 2026

Adipic Acid → N-Methylcaprolactam

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAdipic AcidHCID 196—
ReactantMethylamineHCID 6329—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductN-MethylcaprolactamHCID 17369—

Reaction Steps

This example illustrates that adipic acid may be successfully hydrogenated in the presence of water and methyl amine to produce N-methyl-caprolactam.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07427684B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_09
ORD IDord-f428c6a7cafe47d9bf3d1bd0fe6d0573
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_09