Process for the manufacture of citral

Details Process for the manufacture of citral Process for the manufacture of citral

C - Chemistry, Metallurgy

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C07C 47/21 (2006.01) C07C 45/51 (2006.01)

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CA 2267506

A process for the manufacture of citral by the catalyzed rearrangement of dehydrolinalool to citral comprises carrying out the rearrangement in the presence of a molybdenum compound of the general formula MoO2X2 wherein X signifies an acetylacetonate or halide ion, and a dialkyl or diaryl sulphoxide as the catalyst system, in the presence of an organic acid having a pK value in the range of about 4.0 to about 6.5 and in an apolar aprotic organic solvent. Citral is a valuable intermediate for the synthesis of odorants, terpinoids and vitamins.

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