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HRID 891184Generated: October 31, 2026

Pivalic acid → N,N-dimethyl-N-ethyl-N-(4-methoxybenzyl)ammonium 2-ethylhexanoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPivalic acidHCID 6417—
ReactantN,N-DimethylbenzylamineHCID 7681—
Reactant2-Ethylhexanoic AcidHCID 8697—
Reactant4-Methoxy-N,N-dimethylbenzylamineHCID 247495—
ProductN,N-dimethyl-N-ethyl-N-(4-methoxybenzyl)ammonium 2-ethylhexanoateHCID 22244906—

Reaction Steps

The preparation was conducted as described for cat.1(A. 1.). Instead of pivalic acid, 2-ethylhexanoic acid was used, and instead of benzyldimethylamine, N,N-dimethyl-N-(4-methoxybenzyl)amine was used. Yield: 45.3 g (67%) of cat. 4 as a pale yellow, viscous oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07001973B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2006_02
ORD IDord-ef9240f783f44da18f681f20740e6e27
Source noteuspto-grants-2006_02