Reaction #55334
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Reaction equation
BF3
glycerol epichlorhydrin
dodecanol
→
Dodecyl ether
polyepichlorohydrin
Reactants
Reagents
None
Conditions
Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.
Procedure
185 g of glycerol epichlorhydrin are reacted with one mole, i.e., 186 g of dodecanol at 75°-80° C. in the presence of 1.5 ml of an acetic acid complex containing 36% BF3. Dodecyl ether of polyepichlorohydrin having the following formula is obtained: