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HRID 1670381Generated: October 31, 2026

Phytol → Dihydrophytol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhytolHCID 5280435—
CatalystRhodiumHCID 23948—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
ProductDihydrophytolHCID 102459100%

Reaction Steps

Phytol (2.0 g, 6.7 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol, rhodium 5% on alumina was added and mixture was placed under H2 60 psi and shaken overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered and evaporated to give the desired compound as an oil (2.0 g, 100% yield).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07994143B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2011_08
ORD IDord-dbd13e15dfff47cc95cf7456a458ecdd
Source noteuspto-grants-2011_08