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HRID 1589236Generated: November 2, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Chloromethyl dodecyl ether

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
Reactant1-DodecanolHCID 8193—
Solvent1,2-DichloroethaneHCID 11—
ProductChloromethyl dodecyl etherHCID 12215332—

Reaction Steps

30 g (1 mole) of paraformaldehyde were stirred in 100 ml 1,2-dichloroethane with 186 g (1 mole) of 1-dodecanol, and HCl gas was passed for 3 hours at 0°-5° C. The product was diluted with more solvent to give a 2M concentration.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04568700
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_02
ORD IDord-51bab49f675c4c66a3ea724ba9a355aa
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_02