[Jussi]

Hello All,

First of all; apologizes if this topic has been around before. Im a totally new member here and decided to ask you being a bit lost with the issue.

My question is about dodecyl gallate molecule and attaching a chlorine or two chlorines in the end of the long carbon chain. Is this generally possible to do, or, if there is a company that is selling this molecule - where does it exist?

Im personally a radiochemist and a bit far away from organic chemistry; all help is thankfully appreciated.

Jussi

[democanarchis]

Well, the compound doesn't exist in the literature, so defianately isn't commercially available. The simplest disconnection looks like an esterification between the carboxylic acid and 12-chloro-1-dodecanol

[Jussi]

Well, the compound doesn't exist in the literature, so defianately isn't commercially available. The simplest disconnection looks like an esterification between the carboxylic acid and 12-chloro-1-dodecanol

Thanks a lot for prompt suggestion! What do you think; is this esterification feasible to perform? Or a difficult task?