Phytol → Dihydrophytol

HRID 414877

Reaction equation

HRID 414877 reaction equation
[CH3:1][CH:2]([CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][C@H:7]([CH2:9][CH2:10][CH2:11][C@H:12]([CH2:14][CH2:15][CH2:16]/[C:17](=[CH:19]/[CH2:20][OH:21])/[CH3:18])[CH3:13])[CH3:8])[CH3:3].[H][H]>[Ni]>[CH2:20]([OH:21])[CH2:19][CH:17]([CH2:16][CH2:15][CH2:14][CH:12]([CH2:11][CH2:10][CH2:9][CH:7]([CH2:6][CH2:5][CH2:4][CH:2]([CH3:3])[CH3:1])[CH3:8])[CH3:13])[CH3:18]

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 5280435PhytolHCID 178418361HCID 178418361, compound

Product 1

HCID 102459Dihydrophytol

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 935NickelCatalyst

Procedure

Hydrogenation of phytol can also be accomplished using Raney nickel and hydrogen to yield phytanol as referenced in Bendavid, A., Burns, C. J., Leslie, D. F., Hashimoto, K., Ridley, D. D., Sandanayake, S., and Wieczorek L., J. Org. Chem. (2001), 66, 3709-3716; Kim, T., Chan, K. C, and Crooks, R. M., J. Am. Chem. Soc. (1997) 119, 189; and Jellum, E., Eldjarn, L., and Try, K., Acta Chem. Scand. (1966), 20, 2335.

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-11d94e99141441139220eea2e5013c4c
Source dataset
uspto-grants-2012_01
Patent number
US08088395B2

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