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HRID 890699Generated: October 29, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → 2-Acetylheptanoic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantMethyl 2-acetylheptanoateHCID 10511765—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product2-Acetylheptanoic acidHCID 14915128—

Reaction Steps

Analogously to Example 15A, 900 mg (5.23 mmol) of methyl 2-acetylheptanoate (Example 16A) are reacted with 2.5 ml of a 3.5 M potassium hydroxide solution to give 2-acetylheptanoic acid in dichloromethane.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06998402B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_02
ORD IDord-77d184b850094ce09d442932cf526662
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_02