Vanillin → 4-(Dodecyloxy)-3-methoxybenzaldehyde

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Reaction Steps

Vanillin (100 g; 0.657 mol) is dissolved in ethanol (500 ml), and dried K2CO3 (101.5 g; 0.73 mol) is added. Heating to 80° C. is then carried out and 1-bromododecane is added dropwise under a protective gas atmosphere. The suspension is heated at reflux for a further 16 hours. After cooling to 25° C., filtration is carried out, the residue is then washed several times with ethanol and the combined filtrates are concentrated to dryness by evaporation. The residue is dissolved in tert-butyl methyl ether. Washing is then carried out with 1M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (3×200 ml) and water (1×200 ml), and the organic phase is dried over Na2SO4, filtered off and concentrated to dryness by evaporation.

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