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HRID 1885448Generated: October 30, 2026

Triethylamine → Ethyl 3-(hexadecyloxy)-2-[(hexadecylthio)methyl]propanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
ReactantHexadecanethiolHCID 18015—
ReactantEthyl 2-[(hexadecyloxy)methyl]-2-propenoateHCID 12971817—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductEthyl 3-(hexadecyloxy)-2-[(hexadecylthio)methyl]propanoateHCID 19764340—

Reaction Steps

To a solution of 20 g of 2-[(hexadecyloxy)methyl]-2-propenoic acid, ethyl ester and 10 ml of triethylamine in 60 ml of ethanol is added 53 ml of hexadecyl mercaptan. This mixture is stirred overnight, then the solvents removed and the residue purified by HPLC [hexane:ethyl acetate (9:1)], to give 32.9 g of the desired compound as a white waxy solid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05144045
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_09
ORD IDord-f22920ae98884709a68a514ecc876f5b
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_09