Methyl behenate → Potassium Behenate

HRID 2291517Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2291517 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-0df2f8c266604a0898097b9e85e2ee78
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1989_01
Patent number
US04797300

Reaction notes

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