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HRID 1861585Generated: November 1, 2026

Water → Sodium Behenate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantDocosanoic AcidHCID 8215—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Solventtert-ButanolHCID 6386—
ProductSodium BehenateHCID 23668838—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature75 °C

Reaction Steps

876 g of behenic acid (Edenor C22-85R, trade name, manufactured by Henkel Co.), 4230 ml of distilled water, 492 ml of a 5 N aqueous solution of NaOH, and 1200 ml of tert-butyl alcohol were mixed and allowed to react by stirring at 75° C. for one hour to obtain a solution of sodium behenate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06534258B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2003_03
ORD IDord-8589f1533d0948c9a1a8abd67ed58878
Source noteuspto-grants-2003_03