Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique

Universitè De Montpellier

Andrii Stanovych

Claude Grison

Vincent Escande

David Carrasco

The present invention relates to a method for preparing p-menthane-3,8-diol, characterised in that it comprises the following steps: a. preparation of an aqueous solution comprising between 0.05% and 5% by mass, preferably between 0.05% and 2% by mass, preferentially between 0.05% and 1% by mass, even more preferentially between 0.05% and 0.5% by mass of an ammonium salt, the said ammonium salt being characterised in that it is selected from the group formed by an amino acid ammonium salt, and in particular an amino acid hydrochloride, a vitamin B ammonium salt, and in particular a vitamin B hydrochloride, an ammonium salt of an amino acid ester, and an ammonium salt of a vitamin B ester, or is defined by the following formula (I): wherein Rrepresents a benzyl, optionally substituted, or Rrepresents an alkyl, either linear or branched, optionally cyclical, saturated or unsaturated, optionally substituted, comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferentially from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and R, Rand Rrepresent a hydrogen or a methyl group, and X represents a chlorine atom, bromine atom or an OR' group, R′ being an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, b. adding of citronellal to the aqueous solution obtained in the step a), and obtaining a mixture; c. stirring and heating of the mixture obtained in the step b); d. decanting of the reaction medium obtained at the end of step c) and obtaining at least two phases; and e. separation of the said at least two phases obtained in the step d), and obtaining at least one aqueous phase and at least one organic phase, the said organic phase comprising at least p-menthane-3,8-diol.

Method for preparing an insect repellent agent

Disclosed is a method for preparing a material of plant origin rich in phenolic acids, including at least one metal, including: preparing a material of plant origin chosen from: aquatic plants; materials rich in tannins; materials rich in lignin; and obtaining a material of plant origin, rich in phenolic acids, in which the ratio of the intensity of the vibration band of the C&#x2550;O bond of the COOH group and the intensity of each of the vibration bands the aromatic ring determined in FT-IR is between 0.5 and 4. The material of plant origin is brought into contact with an effluent including from 0.1 to 1000 mg/l of at least one metal, thus obtaining a material of plant origin rich in phenolic acids including from 1 to 30% by weight of at least one metal relative to the total weight of the material.

Method for the production of a material of plant origin that is rich in phenolic acids, comprising at least one metal, for carrying out organic synthesis reactions

Disclosed is a process for preparing a product of formula I: wherein the reaction is catalyzed both by thiamine or a thiamine salt and by ascorbic acid in a form which is free or salified or an organic acid salt of an alkaline metal, preferably sodium acetate, potassium tartrate, sodium succinate, or a reductone, preferably 2-hydroxypropanedial or 2,3-dihydroxycyclopent-2-ene-1-one in an organic solvent.

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