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HRID 616297Generated: October 25, 2026

Methyl heptanoate → 5-Hexylthiomethyl-2-oxo-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid methyl ester

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl heptanoateHCID 7826—
Reactant1-HexanethiolHCID 8106—
ReactantPotassium tert-butoxideHCID 23665647—
Product5-Hexylthiomethyl-2-oxo-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid methyl esterHCID 5423936461.3%

Reaction Steps

In accordance with the process of Example 17, potassium t-butoxide, (336 mg; 3 m mol), n-hexyl mercaptan (354 mg; 3 m mol) and 2-oxo-bicyclo 3.1.0!hexane-1-carboxylic acid methyl ester (463 mg; 3 m mol) were used to obtain 500 mg of 5-hexylthiomethyl-2-oxo-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid methyl ester.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04073799
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_02
ORD IDord-6813b7b5544b483e9e3dd6ffc96b5d32
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_02