Process for producing 2,6-dimethyl-5-hepten-1-al

US9765003B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Nicolas Vautravers · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE
• Joaquim Henrique Teles · Waldsee, DE
• Ralf Pelzer · Rastenberg, DE
• Daniel Schneider · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 4, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 19, 2017
• Expiry date: May 4, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C45/82
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for producing 2,6-dimethyl-5-hepten-1-al, which comprises reacting 3,7-dimethyl-1,6-octadiene (dihydromyrcene, beta-citronellene) with N2O in a solvent or solvent mixture containing at least one solvent having a proton-donating functional group.