The present invention provides a method for producing farnesal that is useful as a production intermediate of pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals and perfumes. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing farnesal (3), comprising reacting (E)-nerolidol (1) with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a vanadium complex of the general formula (2):
wherein R
1
to R
7
are the same as defined in the description and claims.
本发明提供了一种生产法尼醛的方法,该法尼醛可用作制药、农药和
香料的生产中间体。更具体地,本发明提供了一种生产法尼醛(3)的方法,包括在
钒配合物(2)的存在下,通过将(E)-
芳樟醇(1)与氧化剂反应来制备法尼醛,其中配合物的一般式为:其中R1至R7与说明书和权利要求书中定义的相同。