申请人:Takasago International Corporation
公开号:EP2543437A2
公开(公告)日:2013-01-09
The present invention provides a catalyst for producing optically active aldehyde or optically active ketone, as an optically active carbonyl compound, by selectively asymmetrically hydrogenating an α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compound, and in particular, a catalyst insoluble in a reaction mixture for obtaining optically active citronellal useful as a flavoring by selectively asymmetrically hydrogenating citral, geranial or neral, and a method for producing the corresponding optically active carbonyl compound. In particular, the present invention provides a method for producing citronellol of identical optical isomers regardless of a mixing ratio of neral and geranial in the asymmetric hydrogenation of citral. In the present invention, the α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compound is asymmetrically hydrogenated using a catalyst including a complex of at least one transition metal selected from transition metals belonging to Group 8 to Group 10 of the Periodic Table, and an optically active cyclic nitrogen-containing compound, and an acid if necessary.
本发明提供了一种通过选择性不对称氢化α,β-不饱和羰基化合物来生产光学活性醛或光学活性酮,作为光学活性羰基化合物的催化剂,特别是提供了一种不溶于反应混合物的催化剂,用于通过选择性不对称氢化柠檬醛、香叶醇或香叶酯来获得用作香料的光学活性香茅醛,以及生产相应光学活性羰基化合物的方法。特别是,本发明提供了一种在柠檬醛的不对称氢化过程中,无论香叶醇和香叶酯的混合比例如何,都能生产出相同光学异构体的香茅醇的方法。在本发明中,α,β-不饱和羰基化合物使用一种催化剂进行不对称氢化,该催化剂包括至少一种选自属于元素周期表第 8 族至第 10 族的过渡金属的络合物和一种光学活性环状含氮化合物,必要时还包括一种酸。