Catalytic dehydrogenation of methyl 12‐hydroxystearate to methyl 12‐ketostearate

• Published in: Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 342 - 344
• Main Authors: Freedman, Bernard, Applewhite, T. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer‐Verlag 01.06.1966

Economically attractive catalytic methods for the conversion of methyl 12‐hydroxystearate to methyl 12‐ketostearate have been developed on a laboratory scale. With 1.0 wt% copper chromite catalyst, pure methyl 12‐hydroxystearate is dehydrogenated at 180舑263C to methyl 12‐ketostearate in 99% yield an...