Methanol → 2-Hydroxynonan-5-one

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A 100-ml stainless steel autoclave purged with nitrogen in advance was charged with 5 g (0.032 mol) of 2,5-nonanedione and 10 ml of methanol. A solution of 0.144 g (0.08 mmol) of Ru2Cl4 ((R)-T-BINAP)2 (NEt3) in 2 ml of methylene chloride was added thereto, thereby conducting reaction at a reaction temperature of 50° C. for 20 hours under a hydrogen pressure of 50 kg/cm2. After distilling off the solvent, the residue was purified by column chromatography on a silica gel using a developing solvent of hexane/ethyl acetate (4/1) to obtain 3.3 g of (-)-2-hydroxynonane-5-one (yield: 65.6%).

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