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HRID 234860Generated: October 26, 2026

Propylene Oxide → 3-(Tetradecyloxy)propan-1-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPropylene OxideHCID 6378—
Reactant1-TetradecanolHCID 8209—
CatalystPotassium HydroxideHCID 14797—
Product3-(Tetradecyloxy)propan-1-olHCID 114239—

Reaction Steps

Propylene oxide was bubbled into 685 g of myristyl alcohol in the presence of potassium hydroxide catalyst until three moles of propylene oxide were added per mole of myristyl alcohol, thus obtaining a pale, yellow liquid (PPG-3 myristyl ether) as the major product.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05597555
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_01
ORD IDord-0ab1d4a6572b4c218cbe51dd3f86ecb0
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_01