Toluene → Silver behenate

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of 54.4 g of behenic acid dissolved into 1200 ml of toluene were added 2400 ml of water, and the mixture liquid was homogenized by a high-speed homogenizer. To this solution, with stirring, were added dropwise spending about 30 minutes 400 ml of an aqueous ammoniacal silver nitrate solution containing 27.7 g of silver nitrate, with keeping the temperature of the reaction liquid at 60° C. The stirring was further continued for another 30 minutes. The resulting crystals were filtrated, washed with water, washed with methanol, and then dried under reduced pressure, whereby 65.0 g of silver behenate were obtained.

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