Allyl bromide → N,N-Dimethyl-N-(prop-2-en-1-yl)octadecan-1-aminium chloride

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A 2-liter reaction vessel equipped with a mechanical stirrer and a reflux condenser was charged with 660.0 gm. dimethyl octadecyl amine, 199.0 gm. (2.19 mol) allyl chloride, 13.3 (0.11 mol) gm. allyl bromide, 20 gm. sodium bicarbonate, and 350 ml. isopropyl alcohol. This mixture was heated under reflux overnight. Analyses of a filtered aliquot indicated the reaction was complete. The mixture was filtered and upon analysis had an Effective gram MW of 496.74.

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