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HRID 1678922Generated: November 2, 2026

Lauric Acid → 1-Dodecanol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLauric AcidHCID 3893—
Reactant9-Borabicyclo(3.3.1)nonaneHCID 78966—
Product1-DodecanolHCID 8193—

Reaction Steps

Following the procedure of Example 1, one mole of lauric acid is reacted with three moles of 9-BBN, added in increments. The reaction mixture is heated under reflux conditions for three hours. Following hydrolysis, an essentially quantitative yield of lauryl alcohol is obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04078002
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_03
ORD IDord-6a6cf61102a648f192680fdcaf68472e
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_03