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HRID 616449Generated: October 26, 2026

Ethanol → Ethyl 1-bromocyclopentane-1-carboxylate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
Reactant1-Bromocyclopentane-1-carboxylic acidHCID 13411841—
CatalystSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ProductEthyl 1-bromocyclopentane-1-carboxylateHCID 15301050—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 1-bromocyclopentanecarboxylic acid (5.1 g) in ethanol (40 ml) containing concentrated sulphuric acid (10 drops) was refluxed for 4 hours. The solvent was removed by evaporation and the residual oil was partitioned between ether (50 ml) and 2N sodium carbonate (30 ml).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04074047
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_02
ORD IDord-705e73bf52aa4933af22a86f6e48dc6c
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_02