Methyl Palmitate → N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-N-dodecyl Hexadecanamide

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N-(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-N-dodecylamine (0.50 g, 0.0019 mole) and potassium hydroxide (0.01 g, 0.18 mmole) were heated to 85° C. under vacuum. Methyl palmitate (0.57 g, 0.0021 mole) was heated and added dropwise to the reaction. The reaction was heated under vacuum for 6 hours. A waxy off-white solid was obtained (crude yield=0.92 g) The waxy solid was recrystalized from hot hexane (yield=0.6 g).

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