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HRID 1591027Generated: October 26, 2026

Methanol → Methyl 2-hydroxyhexadecanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
Reactant2-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acidHCID 92836—
ProductMethyl 2-hydroxyhexadecanoateHCID 54371685%

Reaction Steps

2-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid (10.0 g, 0.0367 moles) and 8.40 g acidic resin were refluxed in 250 mls methanol for 20 hours. The solution was decolorized, filtered and concentrated giving a white solid (yield=85%)

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05206020
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_04
ORD IDord-931cb76f7779419398ddc2461d22b15d
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_04