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HRID 266191Generated: October 25, 2026

16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acid → 2-Dimethylaminopyridine

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant16-Hydroxyhexadecanoic acidHCID 10466—
ReactantDicyclohexylcarbodiimideHCID 10868—
ReactantCID 11268547HCID 11268547—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
Product2-DimethylaminopyridineHCID 21885—

Reaction Steps

Following a procedure similar to that described in Example 12, but using 365 mg of radicicol, 681 mg of 16-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid, 20 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran, 516 mg of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and a catalytic amount of dimethylaminopyridine, 661 mg of the title compound were obtained as crystals melting at 85°-86° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05650430
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_07
ORD IDord-1a28e979c7d848798395f7881fc15359
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_07