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HRID 1435098Generated: November 2, 2026

Potassium Hydroxide → Heneicosane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
ReactantHydrazine hydrate (1:1)HCID 24654—
Reactant2-HeneicosanoneHCID 529805—
SolventEthylene GlycolHCID 174—
ProductHeneicosaneHCID 12403—

Reaction Steps

reacting 2,4-alkaneanedione with 1-bromooctadecane in absolute ethanol in the presence of 18-crown-6 as catalyst to produce 2-heneicosanone; and (b) reducing said 2-heneicosanone using hydrazine hydrate and potassium hydroxide in ethylene glycol to obtain n-heneicosane.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07615672B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_11
ORD IDord-08319e4891cc4395bcc05204abe4d5cb
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_11