Isobutyl isobutyrate

Ethyl acetate [141-78-6] is produced commercially by the Tischenko condensation of acetaldehyde using an aluminum ethoxide catalyst (60). The Tischenko reaction of acetaldehyde with isobutyraldehyde [78-84-2] yields a mixture of ethyl acetate, isobutyl acetate [110-19-0] and isobutyl isobutyrate [97-85-8] (61). 

Several species of bacteria under suitable conditions cause / -butyraldehyde to undergo the Canni22aro reaction (simultaneous oxidation and reduction to butyric acid and butanol, respectively) this reaction can also be cataly2ed by Raney nickel (7). The direct formation of butyl butyrate [109-21 -7] or isobutyl isobutyrate [97-85-8](Vish.ch.erik.o reaction) from the corresponding aldehyde takes place rapidly with aluminum ethylate or aluminum butyrate as catalyst (8). An essentially quantitative yield of butyl butyrate, CgH2 02, from butyraldehyde has been reported usiag a mthenium catalyst, RuH,[P(C,H,)3], (9). 

Isobutyl isobutyrate, the Tischenko condensation product of two molecules of isobutyraldehyde, is a slow evaporating ester solvent that has been promoted as a replacement for ethoxyethyl acetate. Although produced primarily by the acetylation of isobutyl alcohol, some isobutyl acetate is produced commercially by the crossed Tischenko condensation of isobutyraldehyde and acetaldehyde. Isobutyl acetate [110-19-0] is employed mainly as a solvent, particularly for nitrocellulose coatings. 

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