Simplified preparation of coniferyl and sinapyl alcohols.
Coniferyl and sinapyl alcohols were prepared from commercially available coniferaldehyde and sinapaldehyde using borohydride exchange resin in methanol. This reduction is highly regioselective and exceptionally simple, making these valuable monolignols readily available to researchers lacking synthetic chemistry expertise.
Kim
Hoon
H
U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA. hoonkim@wisc.edu
Ralph
John
J
D000171:Acrolein / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D001894:Borohydrides; D010636:Phenols / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000138:chemical synthesis*
D001894:Borohydrides; D010636:Phenols; D010666:Phenylpropionates; C075384:coniferaldehyde; C075386:sinapaldehyde; D000171:Acrolein; C496130:sinapyl alcohol; C010559:coniferyl alcohol