Continuous catalytic "one-pot" multi-step synthesis of 2-ethylhexanal from crotonaldehyde.
2-ethylhexanal is synthesized directly from crotonaldehyde over a bifunctional acidic resin-supported palladium catalyst via hydrogenation and aldol condensation in supercritical CO2.
Seki
Tsunetake
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Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
Grunwaldt
Jan-dierk
JD
Baiker
Alfons
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