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HRID 596566Generated: October 30, 2026

Heptane → Squalane

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHeptaneHCID 8900—
Reactant2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyltetracosane-10,15-diolHCID 13643265—
CatalystPalladiumHCID 23938—
SolventAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ProductSqualaneHCID 8089—

Reaction Steps

In a 300 ml autoclave were placed 20 g of 2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosane-10,15-diol, 40 ml of n-heptane, 0.4 ml of acetic acid and 0.4 g of 5 % palladium on active carbon and the mixture was hydrogenated at 200° C under a hydrogen pressure of 100 kg/cm2 for 15 hours to give squalane quantitatively.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04011277
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_03
ORD IDord-85adb1127216473eb13b0d25785b87d9
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_03