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HRID 2083774Generated: October 31, 2026

Pentanal → HCID 86735645, compound

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPentanalHCID 8063—
Reactant3-MethylbutanalHCID 11552—
ReactantSodium MethoxideHCID 10942334—
ReactantPhosphonium, (11-methoxy-11-oxoundecyl)triphenyl-, iodideHCID 11114590—
ReactantHCID 86735646HCID 86735646—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductHCID 86735645HCID 8673564583%

Reaction Steps

(Z)-14-Methyl-11-pentadecenoic acid. 10-(Methoxycarbonyl)-decyltriphenylphosphonium iodide having a melting point of 126°-129° (N. Petragnani and G. Schill, Chem. Ber., 97, 3293, (1964)), was treated with NaOMe and HCONMe2 to give Ph3PCH(CH2)9 --COOMe. It was then treated with isovaleraldehyde ((CH3)2CHCH2CH=O)(as with valeraldehyde in the Pentragnani et al. process) to give methyl (Z)-14-methyl-11-pentadecenate (83% yield) as a yellow oil; PMR (CDCl3) δ 5.44 m (CH=CH), 3.70s (COOCH3), 0.90d (Me2C, J = 6.0 Hz). The ester, without distillation, still contained 5% triphenylphosphine oxide. Saponification afforded 78% of (Z)-14-methyl-11-pentadecenoic acid, free of Ph3PO. A sample was distilled, bp 134°-136° (0.003 mm), mp 12.5°.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04086416
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_04
ORD IDord-18df89a63c4a471789cb71a3e8a36419
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_04