2-Hexyloxirane → 2-Octanol

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

To a 50-ml reaction vessel were added 1,2-epoxyoctane (2.56 g, 20.0 mmol), methanol (18 mL), 10% palladium/carbon containing 50% water (425 mg, Pd: 0.20 mmol) and catalytic amount of an amine subsequently, and then the mixture was vigorously stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen at 25° C. Twenty to forty hours later, 10% palladium/carbon was removed by filtration and methanol was removed by distillation. The selectivity of thus obtained colorless oil was checked by gas chromatographic analysis. The results obtained by adding a various amines and other additives were respectively shown as follows:

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