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HRID 748584Generated: November 1, 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-PentanolHCID 6276—
Product2H-Azepin-2-one, 3-aminohexahydro-HCID 102463—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature137 °C

Reaction Steps

30 mmols of L-lysine hydrochloride 1 is neutralized with 30 mmols of NaOH and then 270 mmols of Al2O3 is added, followed by 120 ml of 1-pentanol. This mixture is heated to 137° C. and is refluxed for hours. The yield of α-amino-ε-caprolactam 2 produced by this reaction is about 96%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07399855B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_07
ORD IDord-4bddbfa56c2a41968f2c516ee5b94e1f
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_07