Lauric Acid → Dodecanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester

HRID 1712885Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1712885 reaction equation
[C:1]([OH:14])(=[O:13])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH3:12].[CH2:15]([CH:17]([CH2:20][CH2:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])[CH2:18]O)[CH3:16]>C1(C)C=CC(S(O)(=O)=O)=CC=1>[C:1]([O:14][CH2:18][CH:17]([CH2:15][CH3:16])[CH2:20][CH2:21][CH2:22][CH3:23])(=[O:13])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH2:8][CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH3:12]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 3893Lauric AcidHCID 77202-Ethylhexanol

Product 1

HCID 89309Dodecanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 6101p-Toluenesulfonic acidCatalyst

Procedure

2-ethylhexyl laurate was prepared by esterification reaction between lauric acid and 2-ethylhexanol in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid as a catalyst, and subsequent steps for recovery of unreacted 2-ethylhexanol, neutralization, washing with hot water, and dehydration.

Workup

  1. washsubsequent steps for recovery of unreacted 2-ethylhexanol, neutralization, washing with hot water, and dehydration

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-4ead7b6d1b864a41b3989bf75378af12
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2010_09
Patent number
US07795193B2

Reaction notes

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