Synthesis of Alkyl Hydrogen Terephthalate

Tetra­methyl­ammonium hydrogen terephthalate

The asymmetric unit of the title salt, C(4)H(12)N(+)·C(8)H(5)O(4) (-), contains one half of a tetra-methyl-ammonium cation and one half of a hydrogen terephthalate monoanion. The N atom of the ammonium cation lies on a twofold rotation axis and the centre of mass of the terephthalate anion is on a centre of inversion. In the crystal, the centrosymmetric terephthalate ions are linked by a very s...

Effect of Alkyl Substituents on the Hydrogen Catalytic Osmylation of Cis and Trans 2-Cyclohexene-Cyclohexanol

Catalytic osmylation of cis and trans 2-cyclohexene-cyclohexanol (1a) and (1b) are carried out in the presence of N-methyl morpholine-N-oxide. Under the same conditions, only the cis isomer reacted, leading to triol (3). The steric hindrance of the equatorial OH group probably prevents the trans isomer from entering into such reaction. Triol (3) was also obtained from the reduction of the d...

Synthesis of alkyl-branched fatty acids

Alkyl-branched fatty compounds are of interest for industrial products in the cosmetics and lubricant areas. In this review, clayand zeolite-catalyzed isomerizations of unsaturated fatty compounds, especially of oleic acid, are discussed. While clay-catalyzed reactions give most complex mixtures of dimeric fatty acids and of monomeric so-called “isostearic acid”, the zeolite-catalyzed process y...

Synthesis of 14C-labeled alkyl polyoxyethylene detergents.

Procedures for the synthesis and purification of two 14C-labeled alkyl polyoxyethylene detergent preparations are described. One of the preparations consisted mainly of [14C]dodecyloctaoxyethylene ether, the other consisted mainly of [14C] octylhexaoxyethylene ether, with critical micellar concentrations of approximately 50 microM and 10 mM, respectively. Condensation of alkyl bromides with fra...

Synthesis of p-hydroxy alkyl benzoates