Hydrochloric Acid → Benzoic acid, 4-(10-undecenyloxy)-

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A solution of 5.80 g (18.2 mM) of ethyl p-(10-undecenyl)oxybenzoate and 2.18 mg (54.6 mM) of sodium hydroxide in 4 ml of water, and 30 ml of methanol were stirred for 3 hours under heating. After the reaction, 20 ml of distilled water was added, followed by distilling-off of methanol and acidification of the solution with 6M-hydrochloric acid. The thus-produced p-(10-undecenyl)oxybenzoic acid was recovered by filtration and dried under vacuum in a dessicator to obtain 5.25 g (18.1 mM) of p-(10-undecenyl)oxybenzoic acid. Yield: 99.5% %.

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