1-Octanol → Octyl Acetate

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To a mixture of bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)iridium tetrafluoroborate [Ir(cod)2]+BF4− (0.01 mmol) and sodium carbonate (0.03 mmol) in toluene (1.0 ml), 1-octanol (130 mg, 1 mmol) and isopropenyl acetate (5 mmol) were added, followed by stirring at 100° C. in an atmosphere of argon gas for 15 hours. The reaction mixture was analyzed by gas chromatography to find that 1-octyl isopropenyl ether, 2,2-bis(1-octyloxy)propane, and octyl acetate were produced in yields of 67%, 6%, and 14%, respectively, with a conversion from 1-octanol of 93%.

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