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HRID 2190897Generated: October 31, 2026

Formic Acid → Dodecane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantFormic AcidHCID 284—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventDimethylformamideHCID 6228—
ProductDodecaneHCID 818283%

Reaction Steps

HMF, THF, formic acid (4 equiv.), H2SO4 (3 mol %, relative to HMF) and Pd/C (8 mol %) were stirred at 100° C. to yield DMF in 83% yield by gas chromatography relative to a dodecane standard.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08324409B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2012_12
ORD IDord-eacaa311b8f04194afb90f43ac17569c
Source noteuspto-grants-2012_12