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HRID 373339Generated: October 24, 2026

Butanal → 2-Ethylhex-2-Enal

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantButanalHCID 261—
Solvent2-Formyl-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxaneHCID 10855590—
Product2-Ethylhex-2-EnalHCID 1258250.8%

Reaction Steps

A solution of 288 g of n-butyraldehyde in 288 g of 2-formyl-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane is reacted as described in Example 3, and 285.6 g (72.1% of theory) of 4-neopentylglycol acetal of 2-ethylfumardialdehyde of boiling point 82°-84° C./1 mbar are obtained by fractional distillation, in addition to 128 g of 2-ethylhexenal as light ends.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05162552
Source datasetuspto-grants-1992_11
ORD IDord-cddba1c202c4486db1c040563b2f4bcc
Source noteuspto-grants-1992_11