1-Bromooctadecane → 2-Heneicosanone

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To a 2 L two-necked round bottom flask equipped with water condenser, calcium chloride guard tube and mechanical stirrer, 70 g of 2,4-pentanedione, 650 g of 1-bromooctadecane, 8 g of 18-crown-6, anhydrous potassium carbonate 140 g and 600 ml of absolute ethanol were added with stirring. The mixture was refluxed at 90° C. with continuous stirring for 30 hrs; after refluxing at the said temperature, the mixture cooled to ambient temperature (25° C.), 600 ml of water was added to it and the 2-heneicosanone was extracted with dichloromethane from the mixture. On distillation of dichloromethane, 2-heneicosanone was obtained.

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