Methyl Acetate → Triacetin

HRID 1869110Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 1869110 reaction equation
[C:1]([O:4][CH3:5])(=[O:3])[CH3:2]>[OH-].[K+].OCC(CO)O>[C:1]([O:4][CH2:5][CH:5]([CH2:5][O:4][C:1](=[O:3])[CH3:2])[O:4][C:1](=[O:3])[CH3:2])(=[O:3])[CH3:2]

Participants

4

Reactant 1

HCID 6584Methyl Acetate

Product 1

HCID 5541Triacetin

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 14797Potassium HydroxideCatalystHCID 753GlycerolSolvent

Procedure

Glycerine triacetate was prepared by the reaction of crude glycerine obtained in stage (2) with methyl acetate in the presence of potassium hydroxide as a catalyst, according to the procedure described by E. Fischer, B.53, 1640 (1920).

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ce59009fdbd94b249aeec73c69d77044
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2009_12
Patent number
US07637969B2

Reaction notes

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