2-Ethylhexanoic Acid → Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate

HRID 2396441Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2396441 reaction equation
[OH-].[K+:2].[CH2:3]([CH:5]([CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH3:12])[C:6]([OH:8])=[O:7])[CH3:4]>O1CCCC1>[CH2:3]([CH:5]([CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][CH3:12])[C:6]([O-:8])=[O:7])[CH3:4].[K+:2]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 86972-Ethylhexanoic AcidHCID 14797Potassium Hydroxide2×

Product 1

HCID 23669619Potassium 2-ethylhexanoate

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

Potassium hydroxide (67.3 g) was suspended in tetrahydrofuran (1.2 liters) and to the suspension was added 2-ethylhexanoic acid (173.1 g) was added. The mixture was stirred until potassium hydroxide was dissolved to obtain a solution of potassium 2-ethylhexanoate.

Workup

  1. additionwas added
  2. dissolutionwas dissolved

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-b2d3a84912764ff2a38250d82f9324bc
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1996_02
Patent number
US05492903

Reaction notes

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