1-Undecanol → 2-Methylundecanol
Reaction equation
[CH2:1]([OH:12])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH3:11].[CH3:13][O-].[Na+]>CO>[CH3:13][CH:2]([CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH3:11])[CH2:1][OH:12]Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
Another synthesis starts from n-undecanol, which is reacted with methanol in the presence of sodium methylate. 2-methyl-undecanol is formed, which is then dehydrogenated to form the aldehyde. (Chemical Abstracts Vol. 74 [1971], 12552 X.)
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-7f8fb7dc844e4254b9f7a7be5b8aa604
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1981_04
- Patent number
- US04263460
Reaction notes
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