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HRID 486857Generated: October 26, 2026

Methanol → Pentanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-, methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantDelta-ValerolactoneHCID 10953—
ProductPentanoic acid, 5-hydroxy-, methyl esterHCID 3014818—

Reaction Steps

reaction of valerolactone with methyl alcohol in the presence of sulphuric acid to produce methyl 5-hydroxypentanoate,

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05292907
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_03
ORD IDord-6ea45419f05c477ca9e5477a3c38d6a1
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_03