Catalytic Hydrogenation of Esters. Development of an Efficient Catalyst and Processes for Synthesising (R)-1,2-Propanediol and 2-(l-Menthoxy)ethanol
Organic Process Research & Development2011Vol. 16(1), pp. 166–171
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Wataru Kuriyama, T. MATSUMOTO, Osamu Ogata, Yasunori Ino, Kunimori Aoki, Shigeru Tanaka, Kenya Ishida, Tohru Kobayashi, Noboru Sayo, Takao Saito
Abstract
A ruthenium catalyst for the reduction of esters by hydrogenation has been developed. Processes for the hydrogenation of esters have also been developed for (R)-1,2-propanediol and 2-(l-menthoxy)ethanol. The catalyst shows good catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of esters in methanol. Methyl lactate was reduced at 30 °C and gave turnover numbers (TON) up to 4000. The optical purity of the (R)-1,2-propanediol made by the hydrogenation of methyl (R)-lactate was higher than that via the asymmetric hydrogenation of hydroxyacetone. A hydrogenation process to replace the lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) reduction used in the production of 2-(l-menthoxy)ethanol was developed.
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