Reaction #1328426
ord-2ef137d20f154d4dbf0da09851cf0c9f
Reaction equation
ethyl acrylate
ethyl 2,4-dihydroxyhexanoate
4-ethyl-2-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone
→
ethyl sorbate
Reagents
None
Solvents
Conditions
Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.
Procedure
For example, when n-propyl alcohol is allowed to react with ethyl acrylate, ethyl 2,4-dihydroxyhexanoate corresponding to Formula (4) and 4-ethyl-2-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone corresponding to Formula (6) are formed under some conditions in addition to the target ethyl sorbate.