A sustainable route from the renewable myrcene to methyl ethersvia direct hydroalkoxylation?

Catalysis Science & Technology Pub Date: 2011-11-08 DOI: 10.1039/C1CY00359C

Abstract

A direct route to odoriferous methyl ethers from the monoterpene myrcene is presented. Investigating the activity of different catalytically active Lewis acids, the non-toxic and low-cost AlCl3 appeared to be very suitable. Thus, the common route to ethersvia the corresponding alcohols was reduced from four steps to one.

Graphical abstract: A sustainable route from the renewable myrcene to methyl ethersvia direct hydroalkoxylation
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