Patent ID: 7166728
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: C08K

Abstract:
1. A process for the preparation of racemic nerol oxide of formula 1 from monoterpene nerol of formula 2, the process comprising: (i) haloalkoxylating monoterpene nerol of formula 2 with a halogenating agent and in a solvent to produce 7-alkoxy-3,7-dimethyl-6-halo-2-octenol of formula 3 where R is alkyl and X is halo; (ii) dehydrohalogenating the compound of formula 3 to obtain a 7-alkoxy-3,7-dimethyl-octa-2,5-dien-1-ol derivative of formula 4 where R is as stated above; and (iii) converting the octadienol of formula 4 to produce racemic nerol oxide of formula 1.