Myristic acids, viii

By increasing the molar proportion of the mouocarboxylic acid, the yield of (II) is improved. Thus dectrolysis of a mixture of decanoic acid (n-decoic acid capric acid) (V) (2 mols) and methyl hydrogen adipate (VI) (1 mol) in anhydrous methanol in the presence of a little sodium methoxide gives, after hydrolysis of the esters formed, n-octadecane (VII), tetradecanoic or myristic acid (VIII) and sebacic acid (IX) ... 

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