Sodium Hydroxide → 645337-39-9

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N-Myristoyl-N-methyl-β-alanine (55 g; manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.) and 45 g of 2-hexyldecanol were charged in a 500-ml flask, and thereto was added 2 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid as the catalyst. The mixture was subjected to a reaction at 130° C. for 5 hours. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was neutralized with 1.6 g of an aqueous solution (50%) of sodium hydroxide, the aqueous layer was removed therefrom, the residue was washed with 100 g of deionized water and dehydrated under the condition of 60 mmHg and 95-105° C., and the insoluble substances were filtered off with a filter paper to give 70 g of an oily product as the filtrate.

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