Cetyl Alcohol → Hexadecyl acrylate

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Hexadecanylacrylate was prepared by dissolving 10 g of hexadecanol in 50 ml of benzene. A 1.2 molar excess of acryloylchloride was added to the mixture and refluxed at 80° C. for 24 hours with stirring. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and the solvent was removed by roto-evaporation and room temperature water bath. The product was redissolved and 100 ml of diethyl ether and extracted five times with an equal volume of 10% NaHCO3 in a separatory funnel. The ether fraction was isolated and the solvent was removed by roto-evaporation at room temperature followed by vacuum drying in a room temperature oven. Hexadecanylacrylate is represented by the formula (XI): ##STR13##

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