Reactivity of the Monoterpenoid Nerol with p-Toluenesulfonic and Chlorosulfonic Acids: Selective Syntheses of alpha-Terpineol and alpha-Cyclogeraniol. An Activity for the Undergraduate Organic Lab

• Pablo J. Linares-Palomino ^[1] ; Sofía Salido ^[1] ; Joaquín Altarejos ^[1] ; Manuel Nogueras ^[1] ; Adolfo Sánchez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Jaén

     Universidad de Jaén

     Jaén, España

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 83, Nº 7, 2006, pág. 1052
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The selective syntheses of the cyclic monoterpenoids α-terpineol or α-cyclogeraniol from the acyclic monoterpenoid nerol using p-toluenesulfonic acid or chlorosulfonic acid as cyclizing agents, respectively, are described. The different behavior of nerol under diverse experimental conditions such as nature of the acid agents, solvents, and reaction temperatures is analyzed. The didactic usefulness of these experiments has been rationalized.