Methyl behenate → Potassium Behenate

HRID 2051147

Reaction equation

HRID 2051147 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-0d593acef01e4db580c4d465cab66206
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1991_05
Patent number
US05017398

Linked notes

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