VINYLBENZYL ALCOHOL

The Uses of VINYLBENZYL ALCOHOL

α-Vinylbenzyl alcohol may be used in the synthesis of cinnamyl ethers by reacting with alcohols.

The Uses of VINYLBENZYL ALCOHOL

α?Vinylbenzyl alcohol may be used in the synthesis of cinnamyl ethers by reacting with alcohols.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 52, p. 3524, 1987 DOI: 10.1021/jo00392a006

General Description

α-Vinylbenzyl alcohol is an allyl alcohol derivative. Its isomerization reaction using a novel ternary catalyst system has been reported. The kinetic resolution of racemic α-vinylbenzyl alcohol by tungsten-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation method has been repoorted. The coupling reaction of α-vinylbenzyl alcohol and aldehydes in the presence of RuCl₂(PPh₃)₃ catalyst and In(OAc)₃ as a co-catalyst in ionic liquids has been investigated. Etherification reaction of glycerol with α-vinylbenzyl alcohol in the presence of sulfonic catalyst immobilized on silica (SiO₂–SO₃H) has been reported.