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Improved yields in the acid catalyzed addition of phenols and phenyl ethers to oleic acid
Author(s) -
Ault W. C.,
Eisner Abner
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02631690
Subject(s) - methanesulfonic acid , phenols , oleic acid , yield (engineering) , phenol , chemistry , reagent , organic chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry , materials science , metallurgy
Phenols may be added to oleic acid in methanesulfonic acid solution to give the corresponding hydroxyphenylstearates in good yield. With phenol not only is the yield (ca 80%) better than that reported previously using other reagents but considerably less color is developed also. Surprisingly good yields (35–60%) were obtained with such complex phenols as p ‐t‐butylcatechol and 2‐naphthol.