Undecylenic Acid → Potassium Undecylenate

HRID 650648

Reaction equation

HRID 650648 reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:13])(=[O:12])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH:10]=[CH2:11].[OH-].[K+:15].C(O)C>>[C:1]([O-:13])(=[O:12])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH:10]=[CH2:11].[K+:15]

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 5634Undecylenic AcidHCID 21946426Potassium hydroxide ethanol

Product 1

HCID 23692638Potassium Undecylenate

Procedure

To 1/2 N-potassium hydroxide/ethanol (200 mL) is added undecylenic acid (18.8 g, 0.102 mol) slowly dropwise at 0° C. with constant stirring. The volatile matter is then distilled off to give a crude product. This crude product is washed with acetone and heated in vacuo to provide potassium undecylenate of the following formula as white solid (8.88 g, yield 88%).

Workup

  1. distillationThe volatile matter is then distilled off
  2. customto give a crude product
  3. washThis crude product is washed with acetone
  4. temperatureheated in vacuo

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b048f7da047744379d2433a0ed952a9a
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2001_08
Patent number
US06274688B1

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