Synthesis of tetrahydromyrcenol

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9249074-B2
Application number	US-201314647636-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2013
Priority date	Nov 28, 2012
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new and improved synthesis of tetrahydromyrcenol (IUPAC name: 2,6-dimethyl-2-octanol).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A process for production of compound of formula (I)

by a reductive ring-opening of a compound of formula (II)

2. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the reducing agent is H 2 gas.

3. Process according to claim 2 , wherein process is carried out under pressure of at least 1 bar.

4. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the process is carried out at temperatures from 15-100° C.

5. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the process is carried out with or without a solvent.

6. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the process is carried out in the presence of a catalyst.

7. Process according to claim 1 , wherein the process is carried out in the presence of an acid.

Assignees

• Dsm Ip Assets Bv

Inventors

• Beumer Raphael
• Bonrath Werner
• Medlock Jonathan Alan

Classifications

• C07C29/172 Primary

  with the obtention of a fully saturated alcohol · CPC title

• C07C29/10

  of ethers, including cyclic ethers, e.g. oxiranes · CPC title

• C07C29/103

  of cyclic ethers · CPC title