Abstract
Summary 9,10‐Dibromostearic acid has been prepared in different grades of purity through urea‐inclusion compounds from natural sources of fatty acids. This facilitated preparation of stearolic acid. The degree of separation of stearolic acid from other fatty acids and polymers by means of ureainclusion compounds was ascertained. The attempts at preparation of behenolic acid by dehydrobromination of 13,14‐dibromobehenic acid ended in failure. Stearolic acid could not be reduced by sodium in liquid ammonia. Debromination of 9,10‐dibromooleic acid yielded stearolic acid whereas reduction of 3, hexyne and debromination of 3,4‐dibromohexene resulted in the formation oftrans, 3‐hexene. Hence a reaction sequence involving debromination of vinylic dibromides and subsequent reductive hydrogenation has been proposed.
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