Water → 1,6-Hexanediol

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The disodium salt of 1,6-hexane diol was prepared by an alkoxide exchange reaction with sodium ethoxide in the following manner. The diol was treated with two equivalents of sodium ethoxide in a 40/60 volume ratio mixture of water and ethanol. The water and ethanol were removed by heating and a quantity of benzene was added to further remove water by azeotroping. The product, NaO(CH2)6ONa.2H2O (13.1 g, 0.066 mole) had the following analysis:

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