Cetyl Alcohol → HCID 20341035, compound

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A mixture of 12.7 g (0.0525 mole) of hexadecylalcohol and 2.50 g of a 55% by weight oily suspension of sodium hydride (0.057 mole) in 100 ml of dimethylformamide was stirred for 1 h at 50° C. (formation of foam). Thereafter 11.4 g (0.05 mole) of 1,4-dimethoxy-2,5-dinitrobenzene prepared as illustrated hereinbefore was added and the mixture was stirred for 1 h at 50° C. The mixture was poured in 500 ml of water and 10 ml of acetic acid. The precipitate which was formed, was filtered off and washed with water, dried and recrystallized from methanol. Yield: 60%; melting point: 71° C.

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