Phosgene → Tetradecyl chloroformate
Reaction equation
[C:1](Cl)([Cl:3])=[O:2].[CH2:5]([OH:19])[CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16][CH2:17][CH3:18]>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[Cl:3][C:1]([O:19][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][CH3:18])=[O:2]Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
29 ml of a 20% toluene solution of phosgene (55.98 mmoles) was added to tetradecyl alcohol (4 g, 18.66 mmoles) and the reaction mixture was left to stand for 20 hours under stirring at room temperature. After solvent evaporation, the residue was taken up with hexane and evaporated to dryness (several times) to give 5.1 g product as colourless liquid.