The present invention provide a process for the production of compounds of general formula (I), Y-CH2CH2-Z (I) wherein Y and Z are functional groups independently selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group and R1R2N and wherein R1 and R2 may be the same or different and are functional groups selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and substituted or non- substituited alkyl groups comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or R1R2N is a cyclic compound selected from the group of aromatic and non-aromatic cyclic compounds optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms in addition to the nitrogen atom, said process comprising the steps of: (i) reacting carbon monoxide and an amine in the presence of oxygen to provide a compound of general formula (II) wherein R1 and R2 or R1R2N are as defined above and X is selected from the group consisting of R1R2N and R3O, wherein R3 is selected from alkyl groups comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and (ii) converting the compound of general formula (II) into a compound of general formula (I) by a process that comprises a hydrogenation reaction.
本发明提供了一种生产一般式(I)化合物的方法,其中Y-CH2CH2-Z(I),其中Y和Z分别是从羟基和R1R2N组成的群中独立选择的官能团,其中R1和R2可以相同也可以不同,并且是从氢和取代或非取代的含有1至8个碳原子的烷基组成的群中选择的官能团,或者R1R2N是从芳香和非芳香环化合物组成的群中选取的一个环化合物,该环化合物除氮原子外还可以包含一个或多个杂原子,所述方法包括以下步骤:(i)在
氧气存在下,将
一氧化碳和胺反应,得到一般式(II)化合物,其中R1和R2或R1R2N如上定义,X选自R1R2N和R3O组成的群,其中R3选自含有1至8个碳原子的烷基组成的群;(ii)通过包括氢化反应的过程将一般式(II)化合物转化为一般式(I)化合物。