Valorization of Methyl Azelaaldehydate – A Vegetable Oil Based Platform Molecule for the Synthesis of Monomers through Stetter Reaction.

The valorization of vegetable oil‐derived methyl azelaaldehydate (methyl 9‐oxo‐nonanoate) to monomers was studied through NHC‐catalysed Stetter reaction. Among the Michael acceptors tested, dimethyl fumarate gave the highest selectivity (97 %) for the corresponding Stetter adduct, thus limiting the competing benzoin condensation. Vegetable oil derived methyl azelaaldehydate (methyl 9‐oxo‐nonanoate) was converted to monomers through a NHC‐catalysed Stetter reaction, with limitation of the competing Benzoin condensation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]