PRODUCTION OF HEXAHYDROFARNESYL ACETONE AND NEW INTERMEDIATE FOR THE PRODUCTION

    公开(公告)号:JPH1045659A

    公开(公告)日:1998-02-17

    申请号:JP11733997

    申请日:1997-05-08

    Applicant: BASF AG

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing hexahydrofarnesyl acetone, enabling to obtain the compound from inexpensive and safe reaction components in short processes by reacting a specific geraniol compound with an alkoxy compound, heating the reaction product under the release of an alkanol, condensing the product with acetone, and subsequently reducing the condensation product. SOLUTION: This method comprises reacting (B) 6,7-dihydrogeraniol of formula I with (C) (C1 ) a compound of formula II (R is a 1-4C alkyl such as methyl) or (C2 ) a compound of formula III in the presence of (A) an acidic catalyst such as fulfuric acid or p-toluenesulfonic acid at a temperature of 50-120 deg.C, especially 80-110 deg.C, heating the obtained compound of formula IV in the presence of the component A under the release of a compound of the formula: ROH at 120-250 deg.C, especially 125-170 deg.C, condensing the obtained 10,11-dihydro-farnesal of formula V with acetone by a Claisen Schmidt reaction, and subsequehtly catalytically reducing the obtained 13,14-dihydro-3,4-dehydro-farnesyl acetone.

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