Stereoselective Synthesis of (2E, 6E, 10E)‐ Geranylgeraniol from Geranyllinalyl Acetate via Palladium‐Catalyzed Amination

Abstract

Amination of geranyllinalyl acetate 1 with diethylamine and Pd(OAc)₂ · 2PPh₃ as catalyst gave N,N‐diethylgeranylgeranylamine 3 (E/Z=91/9) in 85% yield. Amine 3 was treated by ethyl chloroformate followed by KOAc to give geranylgeranyl acetate 2 in 82% yield. Then 2 was hydrolyzed to afford geranylgeraniol 4 in 94% yield.

Keywords:

• Geranylgeranyl acetate
• geranyllinalyl acetate
• N,N‐diethylgeranylgeranylamine
• palladium catalyst
• stereoselective synthesis