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HRID 326100Generated: October 30, 2026

Methyl Acrylate → Methyl 3-octadecylthiopropionate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl AcrylateHCID 7294—
Reactant1-BromooctadecaneHCID 8218—
Reactant1-OctadecanethiolHCID 17905—
ReactantMethyl 3-bromopropanoateHCID 76934—
ReactantSodium MethoxideHCID 10942334—
ProductMethyl 3-octadecylthiopropionateHCID 21274870—

Reaction Steps

Instead of octadecyl bromide, there can also be used octadecyl mercaptan which is then reacted with methyl 3-bromopropionate or added on to methyl acrylate with sodium methylate catalysis. In both cases, methyl 3-octadecylthiopropionate is obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04444766
Source datasetuspto-grants-1984_04
ORD IDord-bb23c62e2ad048e88764e3d13c60ad33
Source noteuspto-grants-1984_04