Table 3:
Efficiency of malonic acid derivatives.
Entry
a
Malonic acid derivative
α-olefin conversion (%)
ROH purity (%)
b
1
Malonic acid
76.5
97.1
2
Methylmalonic acid
76.3
99.9
3
Dimethylmalonic acid
75.5
99.9
4
Ethylmalonic acid
83.8
99.9
a
All conditions are identical to Table
2
.
b
Following recrystallization in n-hexane, n-heptane, n-octane, n-decane or n-dodecane.