Acetone → Nickel dioctanoate

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Reaction Steps

To a reaction flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer and thermometer was charged 10.0 g (0,069 mole) of 2-ethylhexanoic acid, 10.0 g mineral spirits, 80.0 g water and 0.45 g of tetraethylammonium chloride. The electrical connections were then made and 11,416 coulombs of direct current were passed. 3.30 g (0,056 mole) of nickel was consumed. After removal of the aqueous layer, a greenish semi-solid was obtained. This material was tertiurated with acetone and gave a green solid containing 7.30% nickel. The filtrate was dried and the acetone was stripped off on a rotary evaporator under reduced pressure. This resulted in a green solution of nickel octoate in mineral spirits containing 10.9% nickel.

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