Glycerol → HCID 22765517, compound

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Reaction Steps

To 59.72 grams (0.655 moles) of anhydrous 1,2,3-propanetriol in a 500 milliliter 3-necked borosilicate flask equipped with a stirrer, a nitrogen inlet and a Vigreaux column, was added with constant stirring under a nitrogen atmosphere 97.9 (0.660 moles) of anhydrous triethylorthoformate and the reactants permitted to react for 6 hours. The reaction was carried out at atmospheric pressure, and at 130° C. ± 2° C. During the reaction, approximately a stoichiometric amount of ethanol was distilled from the reaction vessel. Next, the product was transferred to a 250 milliliter Bantam flask for vacuum fractionation over CaO, with the main fraction collected at 67°-85° C. under 0.5 millimeters of mercury. The fraction as analyzed by gas chromatography had a purity of 90% and it contained both the cis and trans isomers. An infrared analysis did not show any carbonyl peaks. Finally, the product was redistilled from triethylamine to yield pure monomer, 2-ethoxy-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane.

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