Patent ID: 7019154

Claim:
Synthesis process of 5-benzyl-3-furfuryl alcohol comprising the following steps: a) condensation reaction of the C 1 –C 4 alkyl alpha-(hydroxymethyl)acrylate with phenylacetaldehyde oxime in the presence of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) to give 3-benzyl-5-hydroxymethyl-5-carboxymethyl isoxazoline; b) reduction reaction with sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ) or with sodium dihydro-bis-(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminium hydride (NaAlH 2 (OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 ) 2 ) of 3-benzyl-5-hydroxymethyl-5-carboxymethyl isoxazoline to give 3-benzyl-5,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)isoxazoline; c) catalytic hydrogenation reaction of 3-benzyl-5,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)isoxazoline and consequent rearrangement to give 5-benzyl-3-furfuryl alcohol.