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HRID 384617Generated: October 31, 2026

Propylene Glycol → 2H-Azepin-2-one, 3-aminohexahydro-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPropylene GlycolHCID 1030—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantL-Lysine monohydrochlorideHCID 69568—
Product2H-Azepin-2-one, 3-aminohexahydro-HCID 102463—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature187 °C

Reaction Steps

300 mmols of L-lysine hydrochloride 1 is neutralized with 300 mmols of NaOH and then 1.2 L of 1,2-propanediol is added. This mixture is heated to 187° C. and is refluxed for 2 hours after removing about the 10% of the solvent when the reaction is first brought to reflux. The yield of α-amino-ε-caprolactam 2 produced by this reaction is about 96%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08367819B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2013_02
ORD IDord-57824a47e3ef42aeb3c3e82117fa383d
Source noteuspto-grants-2013_02