Methyl Laurate → Lauric Acid

HRID 1500154Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1500154 reaction equation
[C:1]([O:14]C)(=[O:13])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH3:12]>O>[C:1]([OH:14])(=[O:13])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH3:12]

Participants

3

Reactant 1

HCID 8139Methyl Laurate

Product 1

HCID 3893Lauric AcidYield 86%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent3×

Procedure

As apparent from Table 1, it is found that when the amount of water to be used with respect to 2 mmol of methyl laurate is increased, the yield is increased, and in the water volume between 1 to 8 mL, a highest yield of 86% is obtained at a water volume of 8 mL.

Workup

  1. temperatureis increased
  2. temperaturethe yield is increased

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-bd365e198eaa49cf8d0a20900e0b1081
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2015_12
Patent number
US09206107B2

Reaction notes

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