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HRID 384615Generated: October 29, 2026
Sodium Hydroxide → 2H-Azepin-2-one, 3-aminohexahydro-
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Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
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| Reactant | Sodium Hydroxide | HCID 14798 | — |
| Reactant | L-Lysine monohydrochloride | HCID 69568 | — |
| Solvent | 1-Hexanol | HCID 8103 | — |
| Product | 2H-Azepin-2-one, 3-aminohexahydro- | HCID 102463 | — |
Reaction Steps
30 mmols of L-lysine hydrochloride 1 is neutralized with 30 mmols of NaOH and then 120 ml of 1-hexanol is added. This mixture is heated to 157° C. and is refluxed for 8 hours. The yield of α-amino-ε-caprolactam 2 produced by this reaction is about 89%.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
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| Patent number | US08367819B2 |
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| Source dataset | uspto-grants-2013_02 |
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| ORD ID | ord-abea12fa24854df09223a748617cf521 |
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| Source note | uspto-grants-2013_02 |
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