6-Methylcaprolactam

Base Information

• Chemical Name: 6-Methylcaprolactam
• CAS No.: 6142-55-8
• Molecular Formula: C7H13NO
• Molecular Weight: 127.18
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID60976979
• Nikkaji Number: J54.671B
• Mol file: 6142-55-8.mol

Synonyms:6-Methylcaprolactam;delta-Methylcaprolactam;beta-Methylhexanone isoxime;6142-55-8;beta-Methylhexanonisoxim;beta-Methylhexanonisoxim [German];2H-AZEPIN-2-ONE, HEXAHYDRO-6-METHYL-;6-Methylhexahydro-2H-azepin-2-one;.delta.-Methylcaprolactam;6-Methyl-2-azepanone #;SCHEMBL2482225;DTXSID60976979;XDAWFENPCDYKEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N;AKOS006348097;LS-22995;3-Methyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-azepin-7-ol

Chemical Property of 6-Methylcaprolactam

Chemical Property:

• Vapor Pressure: 0.00733mmHg at 25°C
• Boiling Point: 269.3°C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 150.7°C
• PSA: 32.59000
• Density: 0.93g/cm³
• LogP: 1.19850
• XLogP3: 0.8
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 1
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 127.099714038
• Heavy Atom Count: 9
• Complexity: 112

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MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Canonical SMILES: CC1CCCC(=O)NC1

Technology Process of 6-Methylcaprolactam

There total 6 articles about 6-Methylcaprolactam which guide to synthetic route it. The literature collected by LookChem mainly comes from the sharing of users and the free literature resources found by Internet computing technology. We keep the original model of the professional version of literature to make it easier and faster for users to retrieve and use. At the same time, we analyze and calculate the most feasible synthesis route with the highest yield for your reference as below:

synthetic route:

Reference yield: 70.0%

diisopropyl 1-(5-cyanohexanoyl)hydrazine-1,2-dicarboxylate → 6-methylazepan-2-one (6142-55-8)

Guidance literature:

With palladium on activated charcoal; hydrogen; acetic acid; In ethanol; at 80 ℃; for 20h; Schlenk technique;

DOI:10.1016/j.chempr.2019.11.009

Reference yield: 41.0%

5-methyl-hex-5-enoic acid phenylsulfanyl-amide → 6-methylazepan-2-one (6142-55-8) + 6,6-dimethyl-2-piperidinone (139524-56-4)

Guidance literature:

With 2,2'-azobis(isobutyronitrile); tri-n-butyl-tin hydride; In benzene; Heating;

DOI:10.1021/ol060983q

Reference yield:

(1-Azido-3-methyl-cyclohexyloxy)-triisopropyl-silane → 6-methylazepan-2-one (6142-55-8) + 4-methylcaprolactam (3623-05-0)

Guidance literature:

In cyclohexane; for 1h; Yield given. Yields of byproduct given. Title compound not separated from byproducts; Irradiation;

DOI:10.1021/jo00126a006

upstream raw materials:

4-chloro-6-methyl-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepin-2-one