Reaction #76151
ord-5eca301e06d74df09d4717221961ed01
Reaction equation
phosgene
sodium
ε-caprolactam
→
N,N′-carbonylbiscaprolactam
Yield 0.6%
Reactants
Reagents
None
Conditions
Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.
Procedure
Thus, when phosgene is reacted with the sodium salt of ε-caprolactam according to H. R. Meyer, as described in the summary CA 52: 11781e of 1956, only from 0.6 to 40% of N,N′-carbonylbiscaprolactam is obtained.