1-Undecanol → 2-Methylundecanol

HRID 444333

Reaction equation

HRID 444333 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

HCID 81841-UndecanolHCID 10942334Sodium Methoxide

Product 1

HCID 663412-Methylundecanol

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 887MethanolSolvent

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

Linked notes

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