Formaldehyde → HCID 14597952, compound

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Reaction Steps

352 g (4.4 moles) of 50% strength sodium hydroxide solution were added dropwise, in the course of 30 minutes, to a boiling mixture of 392 g (4 moles) of 2-isopropylacrolein, 1,280 g (40 moles) of methanol and 720 g (8.8 moles) of 30% strength formaldehyde and the refluxed mixture was then stirred for a further 60 minutes. It was then evaporated down, methyl isobutyl ketone was added and the residual water was separated off by azeotropic distillation. Precipitated sodium formate was filtered off and the filtrate was distilled. 504 g (78% yield) of 2-methoxymethyl-2-isopropyl-1,3-propanediol of boiling point 96°-100° C./1 mbar were obtained.

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