Synthesis of 1-octanol and 1,1-dioctyl ether from biomass-derived platform chemicals.
The happy medium: A new catalytic pathway for the synthesis of the linear primary C(8) alcohol products 1-octanol and dioctyl ether from furfural and acetone has been developed using retrosynthetic analysis. This opens a general strategy for the synthesis of medium-chain-length alcohols from carbohydrate feedstock.
Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
Jennifer
J
Julis
Walter
W
Leitner
D020003:1-Octanol / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D018533:Biomass; D002384:Catalysis; D004987:Ethers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
D004987:Ethers; D020003:1-Octanol