A Simple, Cost-effective Synthesis of Industrially Important Long Chain Primary Alcohols

Table 2: Effect of reaction time on α-olefin conversion (%).

Entry^a	α-olefin	Reaction time (h)	α-olefin conversion (%)^b
1	C₁₈	19	59
2	C₁₈	5	70
3	C₁₈	1	76.5
4	C_26-28	22	59
5	C_26-28	5	62
6	C_26-28	1	67
7	C₃₀₊	19	60^b
8	C₃₀₊	1.5	67^b

^aAll reactions were carried out under N₂ using diglyme as the solvent. The α-olefin:SMB ratio was 1:1 for all entries. Other conditions are identical to Table 1. ^b% conversion is approximate.