Ethyl Lactate → Lauryl Lactate

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A mixture of enzyme (275.07 g; lipase B from Candida antarctica immobilized on macroporous acrylic resin beads; Novozym® 435), molecular sieves (2301 g), 1-dodecanol (551 mL), and ethyl lactate (1400 mL) in a 12″×20″ stainless steel tray (bed depth 1.25″) was maintained at 60° C. in a convection oven for 32 hour. Upon work-up, 538 g of lauryl lactate (83% yield) was obtained as a pale yellow liquid. The purity of the product was >95% as assessed by HPLC-RI.

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