2-ethylpropane-1,3-diol

Conditions: temp:0.00; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: JP patent publication 1 299 240 discloses a process for the preparation of 2-ethyl-1,3-propane diol from n-butyraldehyde by aldol condensation by using alkali metal alkoxides as the catalyst. The reaction was performed in the presence of sodium methoxy in a butanol solution at 40° C. 2-Ethyl-3-hydroxyhexanal formed with a yield of 52.6%, and it was hydrogenated with Raney nickel at a temperature of 100° C. and a pressure of 50 atm. by aldol condensation