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The Guerbet reaction, named after Marcel Guerbet (1861–1938), is an organic reaction converting a primary aliphatic alcohol into its β-alkylated dimer alcohol with loss of one equivalent of water.〔 〕 This reaction requires a catalyst and elevated temperatures. The original 1899 publication concerned the conversion of ''n''-butanol to ''2-ethyl-1-hexanol''. The alcohols derived from this reaction are called Guerbet alcohols. Application of long-chained aliphatic alcohols gives access to surfactants. The reaction requires alkali metal hydroxides or alkoxides and hydrogenation catalysts such as Raney Nickel at higher temperature (220 °C) and pressure. ==Reaction mechanism== The reaction mechanism for this reaction is a four-step sequence. In the first step the alcohol is oxidized to the aldehyde. These intermediates then react in an Aldol condensation to the vinyl aldehyde which the hydrogenation catalyst then reduces to the alcohol.〔 〕 The Cannizzaro reaction is a competing reaction when two aldehyde molecules react by disproportionation to form the corresponding alcohol and carboxylic acid. Another side reaction is the Tishchenko reaction. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guerbet reaction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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