Provided is a method for the production of 1-menthol, which comprises hydrogenation of piperitenone with a transition metal complex of a specified optically active phosphine to produce pulegone, hydrogenation of the obtained pulegone with a ruthenium-phosphine-amine complex in the presence of base to obtain pulegol, and further hydrogenation of the pulegol with a transition metal catalyst.
提供一种生产1-薄荷醇的方法,该方法包括使用指定的光学活性膦的过渡
金属配合物对
薄荷酮进行氢化反应,以生产薄荷醛,然后在碱的存在下使用
钌膦胺配合物对所得的薄荷醛进行氢化反应,以获得薄荷醇,最后再使用过渡
金属催化剂对薄荷醇进行进一步的氢化反应。