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HRID 748580Generated: October 30, 2026

Sodium Hydroxide → 2H-Azepin-2-one, 3-aminohexahydro-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
ReactantL-Lysine monohydrochlorideHCID 69568—
Solvent1-HexanolHCID 8103—
Product2H-Azepin-2-one, 3-aminohexahydro-HCID 102463—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature157 °C

Reaction Steps

30 mmols of L-lysine hydrochloride 1 is neutralized with 30 mmols of NaOH and then 120 ml of 1-hexanol is added. This mixture is heated to 157° C. and is refluxed for 8 hours. The yield of α-amino-ε-caprolactam 2 produced by this reaction is about 89%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07399855B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_07
ORD IDord-07a0372b4dab403d8c28b6119d103334
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_07