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HRID 2205250Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetaldehyde → rac-(E)-14,16-Dimethyloxacyclohexadec-13-en-2-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetaldehydeHCID 177—
ReactantBoron trifluoride etherateHCID 8000—
Reactant2-(Prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclododecanoneHCID 13582448—
Solvent1,2-DichloroethaneHCID 11—
Productrac-(E)-14,16-Dimethyloxacyclohexadec-13-en-2-oneHCID 8952561788%

Reaction Steps

Following the general procedure as described in Example 1, 2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclododecanone (2.22 g, 10 mmol), acetaldehyde (0.53 g, 12 mmol) and boron trifluoride etherate (0.14 g, 1.0 mmol) in 1,2-dichloroethane (10 mL) were reacted to give the title product as a colorless liquid (2.34 g, 88% yield. Mixture of E/Z isomers in a ratio of 8:1.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09371262B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_06
ORD IDord-63d48bc46497453196f8fd449817126a
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_06