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HRID 1651420Generated: November 3, 2026

1-Butanol → Dibutyl squarate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1-ButanolHCID 263—
ReactantTolueneHCID 1140—
ReactantSquaric acidHCID 17913—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductDibutyl squarateHCID 65108—

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 1-butanol (48 mL), toluene (32 mL), and 1,2-dihydroxy-l-cyclobutene-3,4-dione (16.0 g, 0.1402 mole) was heated at reflux under a nitrogen atmosphere with stirring under a Dean-Stark water separator until water stopped passing over. The resulting solution of the title compound was cooled to 0°-5° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04927970
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_05
ORD IDord-770caf9668ec460cb8c845c12d78acd7
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_05