Decanal → 1,1-Diethoxydecane

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Decanal diethyl acetal was prepared by reacting 316 g decanal with 354 g triethyl orthoformate in the presence of 7.6 g ammonium nitrate dissolved in 20 ml. ethanol at a temperature of 50° C. for a period of time of 4 hours. The resulting product was quenched with 32 g sodium methoxide and distilled at 170° C. at 8.0 mm Hg pressure. Then, into a 2 liter reaction flask equipped with stirrer, thermometer, heating mantle, addition funnel, vacuum apparatus, and reflux condenser the following ingredients are added at 20°:

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