147526-34-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
1,2,3-Trimethoxypropane and glycerol ethers as bio-sourced solvents from glycerol: Synthesis by solvent-free phase-transfer catalysis and utilization as an alternative solvent in chemical transformations
Sutter, Marc,Dayoub, Wissam,Metay, Estelle,Raoul, Yann,Lemaire, Marc
, p. 2893 - 2904 (2013)
1,2,3-Trimethoxypropane (2), 1-alkoxy-2,3-dimethoxy-propanes, and 1-aryloxy-2,3-dimethoxypropanes were prepared in good yields and selectivity by solid-liquid phase-transfer catalysis in the presence of an inorganic base and an ammonium salt as the phase-transfer catalyst with no additional solvent. No heating was required, and the synthesis was easily performed under atmospheric pressure on a 150g scale. For the preparation of 2, the conversion of glycerol was complete and the selectivity for the expected glycerol trimethylether was above 95%. This product was utilized as a solvent in organic reactions such as transesterifications between glycerol and vegetable oil, organometallic reactions (Grignard- and Barbier-type reactions), carbon-carbon coupling reactions (Suzuki, Sonogashira, Heck), and in etherification reactions by dehydrogenative alkylation. The solvent showed interesting properties for the solubilization of polymers.
Selective synthesis of 1-O-Alkyl(poly)glycerol ethers by catalytic reductive alkylation of carboxylic acids with a recyclable catalytic system
Sutter, Marc,Dayoub, Wissam,Metay, Estelle,Raoul, Yann,Lemaire, Marc
, p. 2397 - 2409 (2013/02/23)
(Poly)glycerol monoethers were synthesized in good yield and selectivity by the catalytic reductive alkylation of glycerol, diglycerol, and triglycerol with readily available, cheap and/or bio-sourced carboxylic acids. The reaction was catalyzed by 1 mol % of Pd/C under 50 bar H2 using an acid ion-exchange resin as a recyclable cocatalyst. The catalytic system was recycled several times, and a mechanism is proposed for this transformation.
