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HRID 236473Generated: October 29, 2026

tert-Butanol → Tert-butyl 3-oxooctadecanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactanttert-ButanolHCID 6386—
Reactant5-(1-Hydroxyhexadecylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dioneHCID 54697955—
SolventBenzeneHCID 241—
ProductTert-butyl 3-oxooctadecanoateHCID 1611096399.8%

Reaction Steps

2,2-Dimethyl-5-(1-hydroxyhexadecylidene)-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione (200 g) and tert-butyl alcohol (170 g) were refluxed in benzene (1 l) for 4 hours. Evaporation of the solvent gave crude tert-butyl 3-oxooctadecanoate (185 g) as an oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04643990
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_02
ORD IDord-93fbdca666374d4cac0f8cdb6ca9fc39
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_02