1-Dodecanol → Lauric Acid

Reaction equation

S([O-])([O:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH3:16])(=O)=O.[Mg+2].C([O:31]S([O-])(=O)=O)CCCCCCCCCCC.C(O)CCCCCCCCCCC>>[C:5]([OH:31])(=[O:4])[CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH2:15][CH3:16]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 81931-Dodecanol

HCID 10415276MAGNESIUM LAURYL SULFATE

Product 1

HCID 3893Lauric Acid

Procedure

The magnesium lauryl sulfate is desirably prepared from lauryl alcohol, resulting from the hydrogenation of lauric acid, but alternatively may be prepared from other fatty acids.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-77984f483952437e92f9145e3e5bea73
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1978_07
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04102808

Reaction notes

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