Thionyl Chloride → HCID 86654887, compound

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3,4,5-Tris(octadecyloxy)benzyl alcohol (83.0 g, 90.8 mmol) was dissolved in chloroform (830 ml), thionyl chloride (21.6 g, 0.182 mol) was added at 0° C., and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hr. The solvent was evaporated, and the residue was precipitated with acetonitrile (800 ml) to give 3,4,5-tri(octadecyloxy)benzylchloride (93.6 g) as wet crystals.

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