Phenol, p-(1-cyclohexen-1-yl)- → alpha-[p-(1-Cyclohexenyl)-phenoxy]-dodecanoic acid ethyl ester

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To a solutuion of 1.6 g of sodium in 100 ml of absolute ethanol are added initially 10 g of p-(1-cyclohexenyl)-phenol in a small amount of absolute ethanol at room temperature under anhydrous conditions and with stirring. 26 Grams of α-bromo-dodecanoic acid ethyl ester are then added dropwise and the mixture is maintained at 50° C for 24 hours. The ethanol is subsequently stripped off in vacuo and the residue is partitioned between water and ice-cold N sodium hydroxide solutuion. The organic phase is washed until neutral, dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue yields the crude α-[p-(1-cyclohexenyl)-phenoxy]-dodecanoic acid ethyl ester of the formula ##STR17## in the form of an oil.

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