DieForelle
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hydrolysis of Dilauryl Thiodipropionate
Dilauryl Thiodipropionate is a diester of lauryl alcohol and 3, 3'-thiodipropionic acid. Can anyone suggest a simple way to hydrolyze it back into a
mixture of lauryl alcohol and 3, 3'-thiodipropionic acid? The stuff I have is a few years old, so might have undergone some anyhow. Since the 3,
3'-thiodipropionic acid is soluble in hot water (none of the other components are) I'm wondering if I just boil some, and filter the non-soluble
parts, then let it cool, a tiny bit of 3, 3'-thiodipropionic acid could precipitate out? That's what I'm after, not the lauryl alcohol.
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Metacelsus
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Saponification (treating with sodium of potassium hydroxide) should give the salt of the acid in good yield.
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