Adipic Acid → HCID 86746458, compound

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Seventeen millimoles of tetradecenylsuccinic anhydride (5.0 gm), 34 millimoles of oleyl alcohol (9.1 gm), 50 mg of adipic acid and 10 ml of toluene were combined in a boiling flask (with attached Dean-Stark trap) and refluxed for about 6 hours in the presence of the catalyst p-toluenesulfonic acid. Excess toluene was removed at ambient pressure. The residue was applied to a silica gel column, and eluted with petroleum ether. Elution with petroleum ether gave dioleyl tetradecenylsuccinate. Oleyl alcohol and other impurities were retained on the column. The dioleyl tetradecenylsuccinate has a low melting point and can be used for the commercial production of calorie-reduced fried snack foods.

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