Novel Synthetic Routes of 3-Methoxypropanal from Glycerol

Abstract

A new synthesis of 3-methoxypropanal from glycerol was presented. With this new approach, the conversion of glycerol to 3-methoxypropanal can be effected in moderate yield using catalysts of copper sulfate and polyethylene glycol (PEG).

Keywords:

• Copper sulfate
• dehydration
• glycerol
• 3-methoxypropanal
• PEG

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We thank Dr. Xu Zhang of Wuhan University for helpful discussions.

Notes

^a The amount of distillate.

^b The concentration of 3-methoxypropanal in the distillate was analyzed by GC.

^c N,N,N-Triethyl-N-propanesulfonic acid ammonium hydrogen sulfate.

^a The amount of distillate.

^b The concentration of 3-methoxypropanal in the distillate was analyzed by GC.