Abstract
Fatty acids are hydrogenolysed to correspond-ing alcohols in 90% yield at 220-250C at pres-sures of 3500-4000 psi. For saturated acids the catalyst is one per cent of copper and for oleic and ricinoleic acids 2% of copper and one per cent of cadmium, all present as their soaps. Only 10% of the unsaturation is lost. The main side product is the acid-alcohol ester. In hydrogenoly-sis of ricinoleic acid, the alcohol obtained con-tains 15% of ester and 10% of lower alcohols such as undecenyl.
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Pantulu, A.J., Achaya, K.T. Hydrogenolysis of saturated, oleic and ricinoleic acids to the corresponding alcohols. J Am Oil Chem Soc 41, 511–514 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02670036
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