C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 07 – C
Patent
C - Chemistry, Metallurgy
07
C
C07C 33/048 (2006.01) C07C 29/56 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2351789
In a process for catalytically isomerizing Z-3-methylpent-2-en-4-yn-1-of to E- 3- methylpent-2-en-4-yn-1-ol in a mixture of both these stereoisomers there are employed as the isomerization catalyst bromine radicals and the isomerization is conducted in a two- phase system of an aqueous phase and the stereoisomeric mixture phase, the stereoisomeric mixture optionally being present in an essentially water- immiscible organic solvent, with intermixing of the reaction mixture and at temperatures from about -10ÀC to about 100ÀC. The source of the bromine radicals is generally an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal bromide, or ammonium bromide. In one embodiment of the process of the present invention a salt of a heavy metal is used as the catalyst for promoting the generation of bromine radicals from the source thereof, and in addition oxygen is generally used as an auxiliary agent for promoting the bromine radical generation. In a further embodiment there is used as such catalyst a strong peroxide-type oxidizing agent, e.g. an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal peroxomonosulphate, peroxoborate, peroxodisulphate or peroxodiphosphate, or the system hydrogen peroxide/alkali metal or alkaline earth metal sulphate. The stereoisomer produced and isolated in the larger proportion, i.e. Z-pentol, is a useful intermediate, e.g. for the manufacture of vitamin A, and the stereoisomer produced and isolated in the smaller proportion, i.e. E- pentol, is also a useful intermediate, in this case e.g. for the manufacture of astaxanthin, zeaxanthin and further carotenoids.
Gloor Arnold
Gruendler Hansjoerg
Simon Werner
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag
Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
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