Economical and Simple Preparation of Oleyl Bromide from Commercially Available Olive Oil
Marcelo D. Preite *
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Francisco J. Castillo
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Claudia M. Urbina
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Rodrigo E. Faúndez
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Juan M. Manriquez
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Ivonne A. Chávez
Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The objective of this work was to get access to a cheap and easy to scale source of oleyl bromide. Starting from commercial olive oil, and using economical reagents and conditions, the conversion was achieved in 5 steps (saponification, distillation, esterification, reduction and bromination), with a good overall yield (30%), providing a good quality final product, which showed a purity of at least 95%, by NMR.
Keywords: Bromination, economical, feedstock, oleic acid, olive oil