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HRID 2260956Generated: October 25, 2026

Thionyl Chloride → 3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoyl chloride

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantThionyl ChlorideHCID 24386—
ReactantPhytanic AcidHCID 26840—
CatalystPyridineHCID 1049—
SolventDichloromethaneHCID 6344—
Product3,7,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecanoyl chlorideHCID 1480214394.4%

Reaction Steps

Under a nitrogen atmosphere, one drop of pyridine was added to 2.0 g of phytanic acid and 10 ml of methylene chloride, and 1.14 g of thionyl chloride was added dropwise at room temperature. After the completion of dropwise addition, the mixture was refluxed for 1 hour, and then concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain about 2 g of phytanic acid chloride.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07846903B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_12
ORD IDord-6c5887c25194490285244560bbc68df3
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_12