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HRID 2051147Generated: October 25, 2026

Methyl behenate → Potassium Behenate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl behenateHCID 13584—
ReactantPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductPotassium BehenateHCID 23663647—

Reaction Steps

Methyl behenate (0.375 moles/mole of sucrose to be used in Step B) is saponified by stirring at reflux in methanol containing an equivalent amount of KOH. The reaction is stirred with heating until all methyl ester has been converted to soap as indicated by infrared analysis. The soap solution is used, as is in the next reaction step.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05017398
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_05
ORD IDord-0d593acef01e4db580c4d465cab66206
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_05