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HRID 436598Generated: October 27, 2026

Boron trifluoride → Dilauryl Ether

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBoron trifluorideHCID 6356—
ReactantEpichlorohydrinHCID 7835—
Reactant1-DodecanolHCID 8193—
ProductDilauryl EtherHCID 20667—
Product(Z)-3-chloroprop-1-en-1-olHCID 15676292—

Reaction Steps

185 g of glycerol epichlorhydrin are reacted with one mole, i.e., 186 g of dodecanol at 75-80° C in the presence of 1.5 ml of an acetic acid complex containing 36% BF3. Dodecyl ether of polyepichlorohydrin having the following formula is obtained:

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04009255
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_02
ORD IDord-ed296078d4924863935e1c4532039c27
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_02