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HRID 351970Generated: November 2, 2026

Caprolactam → 6-Aminohexanoic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantCaprolactamHCID 7768—
ReactantValeric acid, 5-cyano-HCID 199926—
Product6-Aminohexanoic AcidHCID 564—

Reaction Steps

ε-caprolactam is also prepared by reduction of 5-cyanovaleric acid or ester obtained above to 6-aminocaproic acid or ester, and then cyclisation of the 6-aminocaproic acid or ester to ε-caprolactam.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06743911B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2004_06
ORD IDord-0030b2d1b23b4660aa33db02888aba71
Source noteuspto-grants-2004_06