Ls. Glebov et al., HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC TRANSFORMATION OF ISOBUTYL BENZOATE BY THE INVERSE TISHCHENKO REACTION, Russian chemical bulletin, 43(8), 1994, pp. 1417-1419
Using the catalytic transformation of isobutyl benzoate at 663 K in th
e presence of 12 % MnO2/gamma-Al2O3 in a He atmosphere as an example,
it has been shown that the inverse Tishchenko reaction can take place
at a temperature above 600 K. Isobutyl benzoate gives isobutanal and b
enzaldehyde as well as products of their transformation, i.e., benzyl
isobutyrate, isobutanol, benzyl alcohol, and toluene.