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Usage

Chemical classification

Aldehyde

Industry use

Fragrance and flavor industry

Odor

Sweet, floral, and aldehydic

Application in perfumes

Key ingredient to impart a pleasant scent

Pharmaceutical use

Utilized in the development of pharmaceuticals

Role in organic synthesis

Chemical intermediate

Versatility

Wide range of applications in various industries due to unique odor and chemical properties

Upstream product

• 140-67-0 Estragole 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 
• 61866-52-2 1-butenyl-4-methoxybenzene 
• 104-46-1 anethole 
• 111-92-2 dibutylamine 
• 64-18-6 formic acid 
• 121-97-1 4-Methoxypropiophenone 
• 4180-23-8 E-1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)prop-1-ene 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Hydroformylation of natural olefins with the [Rh(COD)(μ-OMe)]2/TPPTS complex in BMI-BF4/toluene biphasic medium: Observations on the interfacial role of CTAB in reactive systems

The complex [Rh(COD)(μ-OMe)]2 in presence of TPPTS (TPPTS = triphenylphosphinetrisulfonate) was evaluated as catalyst precursor for the in situ hydroformylation of natural olefins (eugenol, estragole and safrole) in biphasic media BMIm-BF4/toluene. Under moderate reaction conditions, the substrates showed the following reactivity order: eugenol > estragole > safrole. The rhodium system showed a high activity and selectivity towards the desired aldehydes. It was found that the use of cetyltrimethylammoniun bromide (CTAB) as phase transfer agent inhibits the hydroformylation reaction. The catalytic phase can be recycled up to four times without evident loss of activity or selectivity. In this work we report the use of an ionic liquid with hydrophilic character, without using water in the reaction medium.

Carbonylative Transformation of Allylarenes with CO Surrogates: Tunable Synthesis of 4-Arylbutanoic Acids, 2-Arylbutanoic Acids, and 4-Arylbutanals

In this Communication, procedures for the selective synthesis of 4-arylbutanoic acids, 2-arylbutanoic acids, and 4-arylbutanals from the same allylbenzenes have been developed. With formic acid or TFBen as the CO surrogate, reactions proceed selectively and effectively under carbon monoxide gas-free conditions.

Rhodium/Phosphine catalysed selective hydroformylation of biorenewable olefins

This work reports rhodium catalyzed selective hydroformylation of natural olefins like eugenol, estragole, anethole, prenol and isoprenol using biphenyl based Buchwald phosphine ligands (S-Phos (L1), t-Bu XPhos (L2), Ru-Phos (L3), Johnphos (L4) and DavePhos (L5). Ru-Phos (L3) ligand exhibited high impact on the hydroformylation of eugenol providing high selectivity (90%) of linear aldehyde as major product. In addition, internal natural olefins like anethole and prenol provided moderate to high selectivity (65% and 85% respectively) of branched aldehydes as a major products. The various reaction parameters such as influence of ligands, P/Rh ratio, syngas pressure, temperature, time and solvents have been studied. A high activity and selectivity gained on the way to the linear aldehydes it may be due to the bulky, steric cyclohexyl and isopropoxy groups present in L3 phosphine ligand. Moreover, this catalytic system was smoothly converting natural olefins into corresponding linear and branched aldehydes with higher selectivity under the mild reaction conditions.

Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Prochiral α,α-Disubstituted Aldehyde Enolates for the Construction of Acyclic Quaternary Stereogenic Centers

A highly enantioselective rhodium-catalyzed allylic alkylation of prochiral α,α-disubstituted aldehyde enolates with allyl benzoate is described. This protocol provides a novel approach for the synthesis of acyclic quaternary carbon stereogenic centers and it represents the first example of the direct enantioselective alkylation of an aldehyde enolate per se. The versatility of the α-quaternary aldehyde products is demonstrated through their conversion to a variety of useful motifs applicable to target-directed synthesis. Finally, mechanistic studies indicate that high levels of asymmetric induction are achieved from a mixture of prochiral (E)- and (Z)-enolates, which provides an exciting development for this type of transformation.

Rhodium catalyzed aqueous biphasic hydroformylation of naturally occurring allylbenzenes in the presence of water-soluble phosphorus ligands

The rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of eugenol was performed in aqueous biphasic systems using various water soluble phosphines: TPPTS (triphenylphosphinetrisulphonated); BDPPETS (bisdiphenylphosphinoethanetetrasulphonated), BDPPPTS (bisdiphenylphosphi

Phospholes as efficient ancillaries for the rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation and hydroaminomethylation of estragole

The hydroaminomethylation (HAM) of estragole, a bio-renewable starting material, with di-n-butylamine was studied for the first time resulting in three novel amines. The process consists of the alkene hydroformylation followed by the in situ reductive amination of primarily formed aldehydes. In order to control chemo- and regioselectivities, three classes of phosphorus(III) compounds were employed as ancillaries for rhodium(I) catalysts: phosphine, phosphites and phospholes. Phosphole-promoted systems have showed the best overall performance, being more selective in the hydrofomylation step than non-promoted or phosphite-promoted systems, as well as more efficient in the reductive amination step than the standard triphenylphosphine based system. It has been found that both the double bond isomerization (a concurrent reaction) and the enamine hydrogenation (the last step in the HAM process) are favored by less electron-donating ligands, with phospholes presenting an excellent compromise to ensure high chemoselectivity and reasonably fast formation of target amines.

Dynamic kinetic asymmetric amination of alcohols: From a mixture of four isomers to diastereo- and enantiopure α-branched amines

The first dynamic kinetic asymmetric amination of alcohols via borrowing hydrogen methodology is presented. Under the cooperative catalysis by an iridium complex and a chiral phosphoric acid, α-branched alcohols that exist as a mixture of four isomers undergo racemization by two orthogonal mechanisms and are converted to diastereo- and enantiopure amines bearing adjacent stereocenters. The preparation of diastereo- and enantiopure 1,2-amino alcohols is also realized using this catalytic system.

Biphasic hydroformylation of substituted allylbenzenes with water-soluble rhodium or ruthenium complexes

The water-soluble complexes [Rh(CO)(Pz)(L)]2 and [HRu(CO)(CH3CN)(L)3][BF4] [L = TPPMS (m-sulfonatophenyl-diphenylphosphine) and TPPTS (tris-m-sulfonato- phenylphosphine)] were used for the first time as catalyst precursors for the hydroformylation of eugenol, estragole, safrole and trans-anethole under moderate conditions in biphasic media. Under mild reaction conditions the substrates showed the following reactivity order: eugenol > estragole ≈ safrole > trans-anethole. The use of cetyl-trimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) as phase transfer agent inhibits the isomerization reaction, reaching high selectivity for the hydroformylation products (80-94%). The catalytic phase can be recycled up to four times with a decrease in the activity over time but maintaining its high selectivity.

Water-promoted cascade synthesis of α-arylaldehydes from arylalkenes using N-halosuccinimides: An avenue for asymmetric oxidation using Cinchona organocatalysis

The direct oxidation of arylalkenes into α-arylaldehydes is achieved for the first time in water without relying on transition metal catalysts, and a novel organocatalytic enantioselective approach is also explored to provide up to 30% ee in initial investigations.