Methyl behenate → Potassium Behenate

HRID 1464535

Reaction equation

HRID 1464535 reaction equation
[C:1]([O:24]C)(=[O:23])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][CH2:20][CH2:21][CH3:22].[OH-].[K+:27]>CO>[C:1]([O-:24])(=[O:23])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH2:18][CH2:19][CH2:20][CH2:21][CH3:22].[K+:27]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 13584Methyl behenateHCID 14797Potassium Hydroxide

Product 1

HCID 23663647Potassium Behenate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 887MethanolSolvent

Procedure

Methyl behenate (0.375 moles/mole of sucrose to be used in Step B) is saponified by stirring at reflux in methanol containing an equivalent amount of KOH. The reaction is stirred with heating until all methyl ester has been converted to soap as indicated by infrared analysis. The soap solution is used, as is in the next reaction step.

Workup

  1. stirringThe reaction is stirred
  2. customas is in the next reaction step

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-62e11f735d0a4f1fb83b37c1ceb0ca82
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1994_04
Patent number
US05306516

Linked notes

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