Trimethylaluminum → Tri-n-decylmethylmethane

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Alternatively, the 0.1 moles of the synthesized tri-n-decylcarbinol was added to 0.2 liters of methylene chloride. The mixture was covered with a blanket of nitrogen and cooled to 0° C. 0.050 mole titanium tetrachloride was added to the mixture and the solution was stirred 2-3 hours at 0° C. 0.066 mole trimethylaluminum was added and the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. The reaction was quenched with water and washed with 0.1 liter of a 20% HCl solution. The organic layer was dried with magnesium sulfate and the methylene chloride removed to give a yield of 70% tri-n-decylmethylmethane.

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