Benzoic Acid → 3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-Dienal

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Reaktionsschritte

60 parts of prenyl acetate, 40 parts of 3,3-dimethylacrolein and 2parts of benzoic acid are heated together for five hours thirty minutes at 140°C and the product is worked up. 11.1 parts of citral is obtained having a boiling point of 104°C at 12 mm in a yield of 48% at a conversion of 32% (based on 3,3-dimethylacrolein).

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