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HRID 2396935Generated: October 29, 2026

Acetic Acid → Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantFormaldehydeHCID 712—
ReactantDibutylamineHCID 8148—
Reactant4-Hydroxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl acetateHCID 119024—
Reactant2,6,10,14-tetramethylpentadeceneHCID 11023721—
ProductAlpha-Tocopherol AcetateHCID 86472—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature170 °C

Reaction Steps

A pressure-proof reaction vessel equipped with a stirrer was charged with 7.0 g (0.036 mole) of 4-acetoxy-2,3,5-trimethylphenol, 50.0 g (0.18 mole) of 2,6,10,14-tetramethyl-1-pentadecene, 1.4 g (0.045 mole) of 80% paraformaldehyde, 0.5 g (0.0036 mole) of dibutylamine and 1.1 g (0.018 mole) of acetic acid, and the mixture was reacted, with stirring, at 170° C. for 4 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05495026
Source datasetuspto-grants-1996_02
ORD IDord-fe89401249404f6e9baed3e54bacbe04
Source noteuspto-grants-1996_02