Allylic alcohol synthesis by gas-phase hydrogen transfer reduction of unsaturated ketones

The gas-phase hydrogen transfer reduction (HTR) of mesityl oxide (MO) with 2-propanol to selectively obtain allylic alcohols was studied on MgO. MO was converted directly to 4-methyl-3-penten-2ol (UOL1) or isomerised to iso-mesityl oxide (i-MO), which consecutively formed 4-methyl-4-penten-2ol (UOL2...

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Autores: Di Cosimo, Juana Isabel, Acosta, A., Apesteguia, Carlos Rodolfo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/73026
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/73026
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Α,Β-Unsaturated Ketone
Basic Catalysis
Chemoselectivity
Hydrogen Transfer
Reduction
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Resumo:The gas-phase hydrogen transfer reduction (HTR) of mesityl oxide (MO) with 2-propanol to selectively obtain allylic alcohols was studied on MgO. MO was converted directly to 4-methyl-3-penten-2ol (UOL1) or isomerised to iso-mesityl oxide (i-MO), which consecutively formed 4-methyl-4-penten-2ol (UOL2). Significant amounts of methyl isobutyl carbinol (MIBC) were also formed by the simultaneous reduction of CC and CO groups of MO. The effect of reaction conditions on catalyst activity and selectivity was determined in order to improve total UOL yield that was about 28% under standard reaction conditions (T = 523 K, 2-propanol/MO = 5, W/FMO0 = 15 g h/mol). Total UOL yield increased continuously with contact time up to 42% but when the 2-propanol/MO ratio was varied, UOL yield reached a maximum at a reactant ratio of about 4. UOL2 yield markedly increased with temperature at expenses of MIBC. The increase of temperature also improved the catalyst stability because suppressed formation of coke intermediates. Regarding the effect of the hydrogen donor, higher total UOL yields were obtained by using secondary alcohols, such as 2-propanol and 2-butanol, than primary (1-propanol) or secondary aryl (1-penylethanol) alcohols.