Hexadecanolide → N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-16-hydroxyhexadecanamide

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A 200-ml flask equipped with a stirrer was charged with 16.6 g (158 mmol) of diethanolamine and 20.1 g (79 mmol) of cyclohexadecanolide, to which 0.21 g (3.9 mmol) of sodium methoxide was added. The contents were stirred at 80° C. for 18 hours. After completion of the reaction, water was added, and solids deposited were collected by filtration and recrystallized from methanol, thereby obtaining 23.3 g (yield: 82%) of N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-16-hydroxyhexadecanamide.

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