1-Octanol → Diglycidyl ether

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Reaction Steps

Octanol (132 g, 1 mol) was added to a round-bottomed four-neck flask equipped with an agitator, reflux condenser and thermometer at 30° C. Tetrabutylammonium bromide (16.1 g, 0.050 mol) and sodium hydroxide (61.9 g, 1.5 mol) were further added to the flask and stirred, and then, epichlorohydrin (140.1 g, 1.5 mol) was added dropwise for 10 minutes. After the mixture was stirred for 3 hours at the same temperature, by-products such as sodium chloride and sodium hydroxide were filtered off. The unreacted epichlorohydrin was reused via recovery process such as distillation. Then, glycidyl ether compound as the desired product was obtained by a simple filtration.

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