A key challenge in the synthesis of non-ionic surfactants is the opposite polarity of the substrates and the connected challenge of using homogeneous catalysis. We present the telomerisation of β-myrcene with N-methylglucamine to C20-N-alkylated polyols, which show surface activity. The use of aqueous solvent systems along with amphiphilic ligands bridges the polarity gap and generates high reactivities.
T. A. Faßbach, F. O. Sommer, A. Behr, S. Romanski, D. Leinweber and A. J. Vorholt, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2017, 7, 1650 DOI: 10.1039/C7CY00234C
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