2-Octanone → Ethyl 2-(2-Butyl)-3-hydroxy-3-methylnonanoate

HRID 365014

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][C:2](=[O:9])[CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8].[CH3:10][CH:11]([CH2:18][CH3:19])[CH2:12][C:13]([O:15][CH2:16][CH3:17])=[O:14]>>[CH3:10][CH:11]([CH:12]([C:2]([OH:9])([CH3:1])[CH2:3][CH2:4][CH2:5][CH2:6][CH2:7][CH3:8])[C:13]([O:15][CH2:16][CH3:17])=[O:14])[CH2:18][CH3:19]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 80932-Octanone

HCID 560255Ethyl 3-methylpentanoate

Product 1

HCID 13742289Ethyl 2-(2-Butyl)-3-hydroxy-3-methylnonanoate

Procedure

A sample of the prepared hydroxy-ester pyrolyzes at 230° C. to a 1:1 mixture of 2-octanone and ethyl 3-methylvalerate.

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-bb288b8954894c87b9a99acf8f62183a
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1986_08
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04607118

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