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HRID 2353002Generated: October 30, 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 numberUS07749983B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_07
ORD IDord-e46df12668534166aed15abc3958e599
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_07