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HRID 613202Generated: October 28, 2026

2-ethylhexanoic acid tin(II) salt → 2-Hydroxyadipaldehyde

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant2-ethylhexanoic acid tin(II) saltHCID 9318—
Reactantepsilon-CAPROLACTONEHCID 10401—
Product2-HydroxyadipaldehydeHCID 8845—

Reaction Steps

2-Hydroxyadipaldehyde (Aldrich) was reacted with amino terminated PEG to form the Schiff base which was hydrogenated with NaBH4 to form the corresponding amine. The di-PEG derivative was reacted with lactide or caprolactone in the presence of stannous octoate to form the PLA or PCL-PEG2 diblock copolymer.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06007845
Source datasetuspto-grants-1999_12
ORD IDord-efa49df3e454456ea8db78ba6fb571ad
Source noteuspto-grants-1999_12