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A low-temperature synthesis of laurel oil alkanolamides directly from laurel oil and ethanolamine was carried out in essentially quantitative yields. The ethanolamine/laurel oil molar ratio used was 10∶1. Even though amine served as a catalyst in the reaction, we used sodium methoxide at a ratio of 0.2–2% as a second catalyst. The reaction was complete in 1–9 h at room temperature. The identity of the amide was confirmed by IR and 13C NMR spectroscopy.
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Kolancilar, H. Preparation of laurel oil alkanolamide from laurel oil. J Amer Oil Chem Soc 81, 597–598 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-006-0947-y
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