P-Cresol → 1-Methyl-4-[(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)oxy]benzene
Reaction equation
[CH:1]1[C:6]([OH:7])=[CH:5][CH:4]=[C:3]([CH3:8])[CH:2]=1.[OH-].[Na+].CN(C)C=O.Br[CH2:17][CH:18]=[C:19]([CH3:21])[CH3:20]>O>[CH3:8][C:3]1[CH:4]=[CH:5][C:6]([O:7][CH2:17][CH:18]=[C:19]([CH3:21])[CH3:20])=[CH:1][CH:2]=1Participants
6
Reactant 4
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
A mixture of p-cresol and sodium hydroxide was stirred with dimethylformamide and water while 1-bromo-3-methylbut-2-ene (VII; R1 =R2 =CH3, Hal=Br) was added dropwise. The 1-(p-methylphenoxy-3-methylbut-2-ene was isolated as described under Example B(i).
Workup
- additionwas added dropwise
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-637b9a4275c943a18923b4ff2d83d024
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-1979_05
- Patent number
- US04156725
Reaction notes
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