Reactions of unsaturated fatty alcohols. I. Preparation and properties of some vinyl ethers

Abstract

Summary A number of vinyl ethers of C 18 fatty alcohols have been prepared by reaction of the alcohol with acetylene at atmospheric pressure in the presence of a basic catalyst. Infrared spectroscopic data on long‐chain fatty alcohols, their vinyl ethers, and related chemical derivatives have been obtained. Methods of analysis of long‐chain vinyl ethers for vinyl group have been developed, namely, iodometric, hydroxylamine, and infrared methods. Preliminary experiments on the polymerization of long‐chain vinyl ethers with ionic catalysts were carried out.