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US 11,643,379 B2Granted
Synthesis of branched alkyl alcohols by Cu(I)-catalyzed C-C coupling between alkyl Grignard reagents and alkyl tosylates
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsMingqian He, Yang Li, Jing Sun, Hongxiang Wang, Mong-dong Zhou
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Abstract
A method includes: providing a mixture including at least one alkyl tosylate and a Grignard reagent; and reacting the at least one alkyl tosylate with the Grignard reagent in a C—C coupling reaction mechanism to form a branched aliphatic alcohol.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- providing a mixture including at least one saturated alkyl tosylate and an alkyl Grignard reagent;
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- reacting the at least one saturated alkyl tosylate with the alkyl Grignard reagent in a C—C coupling reaction mechanism in the presence of a copper-containing catalyst to form a branched aliphatic alcohol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.