[C:1]([C:4]1[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1)(=[O:3])[CH3:2].[C:10](O)(=[O:18])[CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH:15]([CH3:17])[CH3:16]>>[C:4]1([C:1](=[O:3])[CH2:2][C:10](=[O:18])[CH2:11][CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][CH:15]([CH3:17])[CH3:16])[CH:9]=[CH:8][CH:7]=[CH:6][CH:5]=1In the preferred embodiment of this invention, acetophenone is reacted with the methyl ester of isooctanoic acid, which results in the 1-phenyl isodecane-1,3-dione product.
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