Sulfuric Acid → PPG-4 LAURYL ETHER

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1.9 g of LiAlH4 was added to 70 ml of ether and the mixture was stirred for 4 hours. To the mixture was added dropwise 16.9 g of (-)-ethyl-2-dodecyloxypropionate in the same manner as in Example 3, and the mixture was stirred for 15 minutes. Then, 50 ml of deionized water and further 50 ml of 10% H2SO4 aqueous solution were added thereto. The ether layer was separated, dried with MgSO4 and filtered. Ether was distilled off to obtain the objective product at an yield of 12.0 g. The product showed the following properties:

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