Glycerol → 2,2-Dihexyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane

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Reaction Steps

A reactor equipped with a stirrer, reflux-condenser, thermometer and nitrogen gas inlet pipe was charged with 297 g of 7-tridecanone, 166 g of glycerol and a solvent amount of toluene, and after addition of p-toluenesulfonic acid as a catalyst, the dehydrative condensation reaction was carried out at the reflux temperature for 24 hours. The resulting crude product was washed with an aqueous solution of potassium carbonate and further with 3 portions of distilled water and finally purified by distillation under reduced pressure to provide 2,2-dihexyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-dioxolane.

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