1-Pentanol → 1-O-Pentylglycerol

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Reaction Conditions

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n-Pentanol (132 g) and 8.1 g of ferric chloride were heated to 100° C. while stirring, followed by the dropwise addition of 92.5 g of epichlorohydrin over 1 hour. The reaction mixture was then heated to 115° C. and reacted for 5 hours. After the removal of an excess alcohol at 100° C. under reduced pressure (5.32 kPa), 6 g of lauric acid, 118 g of a 48% aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide and 162 g of water were added to the residue. The resulting mixture was reacted at 200° C. for 5 hours in an autoclave. The reaction mixture was neutralized with 2.3 g of a 48% aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide. The reaction mixture was dehydrated at 100° C. under reduced pressure (6.67 kPa) and the residue was purified by distillation under reduced pressure (133 to 266 Pa, 114 to 115° C.), whereby 102 g of monopentyl glyceryl ether was obtained. As a result of GLC, it was found to that the resulting compound had a purity not less than 99% and the content of organochlorine compounds was not greater than 100 ppm.

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