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Reaction of Glycidol and R(—) Glycidol Butyrate with Long-Chain Aliphatic Alcohols — Glycerol and Oligomeric Glycerol Ethers

✍ Scribed by Ward, J. P.


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1990
Weight
605 KB
Volume
92
Category
Article
ISSN
0931-5985

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Abstract

Racemic glycidol and R(‐) glycidol butyrate were reacted with long‐chain aliphatic alcohols and a basic catalyst. From the mixtures of products naturally occurring glycerol ethers (selachyl alcohol, batyl alcohol) were isolated, and in smaller amounts ethers of diglycerol. The reaction mixtures were also alkylated with n‐decyl bromide and then separated into ethers of glycerol, diglycerol and triglycerol. An ether of a novel, chiral α,α'‐diglycerol is described, obtained from two three‐carbon units of R(‐) glycidol butyrate.