Benzoic Acid → Benzoic acid, isodecyl ester

Beteiligte Stoffe

Reaktionsbedingungen

Reaktionsschritte

Isodecyl alcohol (306 grams; 1.94 moles), benzoic acid (242 grams; 1.98 moles), toluene (50 ml) and butyltinoxide hydrate (1 gram) were placed into a glass reaction flask equipped with stirrer, thermometer, heating mantle, 12" column packed with 1/4" glass rings, Dean-Stark water trap and condenser. The mixture was stirred for four hours allowing the temperature to increase from 30° C. to 204° C. After reaction mixture was cooled to 100° C., soda ash (100 ml; 20% solution) was added and the temperature increased from 65° to 95° C. After ten minutes, the alkaline bottom layer was separated and a mixture of soda ash (50 ml; 20% solution) and chlorox (140 ml) added to the reaction mixture. After the bottom layer was removed, the mixture was dried and the toluene was removed by heating to 182° C. at 45 mmHg. The desired product (491 grams) was obtained after filtration representing a yield of 96.7%.

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