New Trends in (heterogeneous) Catalysis for the Fine Chemicals Industry

Werner Bonrath

doi:10.2533/chimia.2014.485

New Trends in (heterogeneous) Catalysis for the Fine Chemicals Industry

Authors

Werner Bonrath Research and Development DSM Nutritional Products P.O. Box 2676 CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland. Werner.Bonrath@dsm.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2014.485

Keywords:

Carotenoids, Catalysis, Fine chemicals, Flavoring compounds, Fragrance compounds, Vitamins

Abstract

New catalytic methods and modern trends for the synthesis of fine chemicals, especially vitamins, carotenoids, flavoring and fragrance compounds are presented. In particular the application of heterogeneous catalysis in the formation and production on industrial scale of these classes of organic compounds will be highlighted and its use in the replacement of former stoichiometric processes.