A versatile process for the syntheses of very long chain alkanes, functionalised derivatives and some branched chain hydrocarbons

…, S Mohammed, D Proctor, MC Whiting

Index: Brooke, Gerald M.; Burnett, Simon; Mohammed, Shahid; Proctor, David; Whiting, Mark C. Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1, 1996 , # 13 p. 1635 - 1645

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Abstract

An earlier method for synthesising very long straight-chain alkanes of very specific lengths has been improved to give, in some cases, gram amounts of materials. Eleven compounds have been made: C98H198, C122H246, C162H326, C194H390, C198H398, C210H422, C242H486, C246H494, C258H518, C294H590 and C390H782. The self-condensation reaction of one of the intermediate aldehydes enabled two chain-branched hydrocarbons ...