octan-2-ol

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Procedure: A mixture of 3 mmol of methyl acrylate, 15 mmol of 2-octanol, 0.6 mmol of N-hydroxyphthalimide, 0.003 mmol of cobalt(II) acetate, and 0.03 mmol of acetylacetonatocobalt(III), and 1 ml of acetonitrile was stirred at 50° C. in an oxygen atmosphere (1 atm) for 8 hours. A reaction mixture was subjected to column chromatography on a silica gel to yield γ-hexyl-α-hydroxy-γ-methyl-γ-butyrolactone in a yield of 74%.