Hydrogenation of 3-Methyl-3-buten-1-yl Acetate to Alcohols in the Presence of Bimetallic Cu˗Pt Catalysts

The catalytic synthesis of isoprenol by hydrogenation of 3-methylbut-3-en-1-yl acetate on heterogeneous bimetallic Cu-Pt catalysts was carried out for the first time. The best selectivity of isoprenol (76%) was obtained on the 5%Cu–1%Pt/SiO2 catalyst with a full ester conversion in 6 h of the reaction.