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HRID 839738Generated: October 30, 2026

Ethyl formate → Cyclooctanone, 2-(hydroxymethylene)-

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthyl formateHCID 8025—
ReactantCyclooctanoneHCID 10403—
ProductCyclooctanone, 2-(hydroxymethylene)-HCID 1382068—

Reaction Steps

As in previous examples, 126 g of cyclooctanone, XXVIc, was reacted with ethyl formate to give 95 g (0.62 mol) of 2-hydroxymethylene-cyclooctanone, XXVIIc, bp 87°-92° C (0.4 mm).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04096336
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_06
ORD IDord-164b083debe14b1ba8a9c4d89d87367f
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_06