Patent ID: 9126916
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: C07C,C10G

Abstract:
1. A method for synthesizing dihydrocivetone, comprising: a. Producing esters from an oleaginous composition comprising at least 50 mass % of palmitoleic acid and oleic acid as a percentage of the total mass of unsaturated fatty acids; b. Reacting at least a portion of the esters in a metathesis reaction with ethene to produce a first reaction mixture; c. Reacting at least a portion of the first reaction mixture in a condensation reaction to produce a second reaction mixture; d. Reacting at least a portion of the second reaction mixture in a metathesis reaction to produce a third reaction mixture; e. Hydrolyzing at least a portion of the third reaction mixture to produce a fourth reaction mixture; f. Decarboxylating at least a portion of the fourth reaction mixture to produce civetone; and g. Hydrogenating at least a portion of the civetone to produce dihydrocivetone.