Cetyl Alcohol → 1-Chloro-3-(hexadecyloxy)propan-2-ol

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Hexadecanol (10.0 g, 0.0412 mole) and stannic chloride (0.04 g, 0.16 mmoles) were heated to 60° C. Epichlorohydrin (3.82 g, 0.0412 moles (was added over 1 hour and the reaction conditions kept constant for another hour. The hot product was extracted with 5% aqueous HCl and ether. The ether was concentrated to a white solid product (yield=75%).

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