WHEREIN EACH OF R2, R2, R3, R4, R5 AND R6 EACH INDEPENDENTLY REPRESENTS HYDROGEN OR A LOWER ALKYL, PROVIDED THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CARBON ATOMS OF THE R1-R6 SUBMARIN COMPOUND FROM THE REACTION MIXTURE. 1. PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF COMPOUNDS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF DIHYDROCOUMARIN AND ALKYL SUBSTITUTED DERIVATIVES OF DIHYDROCOUMARIN COMPRISING HEATING TO A TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 150 TO ABOUT 400*C. IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST AMOUNT OF A DEHYDRATION CATALYST SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF PALLADIUM, A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA:
Abstract:
Coumarin, a useful flavoring agent resembling vanilla beans, is produced by contacting dihydrocoumarin with a small quantity of a dehydrogenation catalyst such as palladium or platinum at elevated temperatures, optionally in the presence of oxygen. The alkylated dihydrocoumarin compounds may also be processed according to the disclosed procedure to produce the corresponding alkyl substituted products.
Abstract:
1 PROCESS IS DISCLOSED FOR THE CONVERSION OF AN ACETALDIMINE AND ACRYLONITRILE IN A MOLAR RATIO OF AT LEAST 0.8 TO 1, RESPECTIVELY, AND AT A TEMPERATURE OF 70*C. TO 130*C. TO THE CORRESPONDING Y-CYANOBUTYRALDIMINE, THE UNCONVERTED REACTANTS BEING RECOVERED FROM THE REACTION MIXTURE AND RE-CYCLED. THE RESULTING Y-CYANOBUTYRALDIMINE PRODUCT CAN THEN BE HYDROLIZED TO THE CORRESPONDING Y-CYANOBUTYRALDEHYDE.