Table 3.  .

Preparing APA from petrochemical raw materials

Starting compounds	Catalyst and conditions	Yield of APA, wt %	Ref.
Allyl acetate	Co(CH3COO)2	47	[81–83]
Allyl alcohol
(а) (b) (c)	O2, 80–100°C Irradiation, −70°C Fe2[N-b-t-tert-ButPhtc], argon, 60°C	96* No data 76 select.	[91] [92, 93] [94]
Ethyl acetate
(а) Lipp (b) Knunyants	100°C, absolute ethanol 0°C, absolute ethanol	20 55	[97, 98] [99]
γ-Butyrolactone
(а) (b) (c)	Na, 50°C C2H5ONa, 50°C Al2O3 impregnated with NaOH, 340–380°C Al2O3 impregnated with MeOH, 390°C	82 56 87* 71–80 select.	[100] [105] [106] [107]
Alkynes	NHC1-Au-OTs or Na[PtCl2(dmso)(NHC2)] water, 50–80°C	43	[108, 109]
Carboxylic acids	Pyrococcus furiosus, 40°C, 5 barr Н2	51	[111]
Butanediol-1,4	SiW9Al3, H2O2, 90°C	62 select.	[112, 113]

* Patent data. [N-b-t-tert-ButPhtc] is N-bridged tetra-tert-butyl phthalocyanine. Me = Na, K, Rb, and Li. NHC₁ = (1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-imidazolylidene-2. Ts = tosyl. NHC₂ = N-heterocyclic carbene.