Process for the preparation of 1-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)-hexan-3-ol
申请人:Schatkowski Dietmar
公开号:US20070032685A1
公开(公告)日:2007-02-08
A process for the preparation of 1-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)-hexan-3-ol of the formula A
having a content of at least 30 wt. % of the corresponding trans isomer, based on the total amount of 1-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)-hexan-3-ol of the formula A, with the following step:
Catalytic hydrogenation of a compound of the formula D
in which the broken lines represent a single double bond which is located in one of the three positions drawn in, in the presence of a rhodium catalyst to give 1-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)-hexan-3-ol of the formula A.