Heptanoic Acid → 2-Propylheptanoic acid

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Reaction Steps

A reactor was charged with 0.2 g (0.005 mol) of sodium hydroxide (manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), 1 g of water, and 0.8 g (0.006 mol) of heptanoic acid (manufactured by Kishida Chemical Co., Ltd.), and the mixture was stirred. After the addition of 47 g of 2-propylheptanal, the mixture was bubbled with air at 40° C. for 15 hours. The mixture was stirred at 130° C. for 4 hours with nitrogen bubbling to obtain crude 2-propylheptanoic acid.

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