pH-Controlled Regioselectivity of the Epoxidation of Geraniol in Water
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synlett
- Vol. 1991 (07) , 475-476
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1991-20765
Abstract
Oxidation of geraniol with monoperoxyphthalic acid in aqueous solutions of sodium hydrogen carbonate (pH = 8.3) and sodium hydroxide (pH = 12.5) gives regioselectively 6,7- and 2,3-epoxygeraniol in good and excellent yields, respectively.Keywords
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