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HRID 894943Generated: October 30, 2026

1-Octene → Gamma-Decalactone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-OcteneHCID 8125—
ReactantPotassium AcetateHCID 517044—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ProductGamma-DecalactoneHCID 1281374%

Reaction Steps

Octene-1 in an amount of 3.37 g. and 4.8 g. of freshly prepared MnO2.4H2O were mixed with and heated under nitrogen in 300 ml. glacial acetic acid containing 90 g. potassium acetate. After a reaction time of less than two hours, gamma-n-hexyl-butyrolactone was obtained in 74% yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04285868
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_08
ORD IDord-6e3ea6b9badb4e879e4c289e846e4ec0
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_08