Abstract: A method of preparing 4-methyl-3-decen-5-one. The method includes the step of oxidizing 4-methyl-3-decen-5-ol in the presence of (i) oxygen and (ii) a metal catalyst, wherein the metal catalyst contains a catalytic metal deposited on nanoparticle support.

Abstract: A method of preparing 4-methyl-3-decen-5-one. The method includes the step of oxidizing 4-methyl-3-decen-5-ol in the presence of (i) oxygen and (ii) a metal catalyst, wherein the metal catalyst contains a catalytic metal deposited on nanoparticle support.

Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for producing 2-ethyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethyl-3-cyclopenten-1-yl)-2-butenal and 2-ethyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethyl-3-cyclopenten-1-yl)-2-buten-1-ol using heterogeneous bifunctional catalysts with a good yield. There is provided a process for producing 2-ethyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethyl-3-cyclopenten-1-yl)-2-butenal by the cross-aldol condensation between campholenic aldehyde and butanal using bifunctional heterogeneous catalysts in the presence of controlled amounts of an aliphatic alcohol; and a process for producing 2-ethyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethyl-3-cyclopenten-1-yl)-2-buten-1-ol useful as perfume, starting from 2-ethyl-4-(2,2,3-trimethyl-3-cyclopenten-1-yl)-2-butenal through a MPV reduction using an acid-base bifunctional heterogeneous catalyst.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing monoesters of polyhydroxyl alcohols. The inventive method comprises a first step consisting in protecting the hydroxyl groups of a polyhydroxyl alcohol by means of acetalisation and a second step comprising the sterification of said acetalised polyhydroxyl alcohol with a fatty acid in the presence of one or more solid acid catalysts.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of producing fatty acid monoesters and polyhydroxylic alcohols by means of transesterification between a polyhydroxylic alcohol and a compound that is selected from a fat of animal origin, a fat of vegetable origin, and a fatty acid methyl ester. The invention is characterised in that the transesterification reaction is performed in the presence of basic solid catalysts, said basic solids being oxides that are selected from mixed oxides of one or more monovalent metals and one or more trivalent metals, mixed oxides of one or more divalent metals and one or more trivalent metals, and mixtures of same.