1-Octanol → 4-Octylresorcinol

HRID 2420056Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 2420056 reaction equation
[CH2:1](O)[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8].[C:10]1([CH:17]=[CH:16][CH:15]=[C:13]([OH:14])[CH:12]=1)[OH:11]>O>[CH2:1]([C:15]1[CH:16]=[CH:17][C:10]([OH:11])=[CH:12][C:13]=1[OH:14])[CH2:2][CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 9571-Octanol2×HCID 5054Resorcinol

Product 1

HCID 2016834-Octylresorcinol

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

4-n-octyl resorcinol is prepared by heating 1-octanol with resorcinol in the presence of 20 wt % alumina. The 1-octanol is added at such a rate that the temperature is maintained at 275° C, with continuous removal of the water formed.

Workup

  1. customformed

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-a50f7e5d41ba403cbdf13ef526c461db
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1978_08
Patent number
US04108909

Reaction notes

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