Sodium Hydroxide → HCID 178443036, compound

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The last third of the cetyl-trimethylammonium hydroxide solution is neutralized with 12.39 g of 4-ethoxy-2-hydroxy-benzoic acid (the equivalent weight of which has been determined as 185.8 by titration with 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution) by scattering in as a powder. The resulting yellow solution in methanol is concentrated to dryness. 31.1 g of a slightly brownish residue are obtained, which can be purified by recrystallization from 300 ml of ethyl acetate several times. Cetyl-trimethylammonium 4-ethoxysalicylate is obtained in (slightly reddish) crystals (titration with perchloric acid in glacial acetic acid gives the expected equivalent weight).

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