Toluene → 2-Isopentylcyclopent-2-en-1-one

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2-(3-Methyl-butyllidene)-cyclopentanone (1.093 Kg, 7.19 mol, obtained as detailed above), acetic anhydride (300 mL, 3.17 mol), p-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA, 10 g), and toluene (500 mL) were charged into a flask and heated to 120-130° C. When gas chromatography analysis indicated the completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and quenched with Na2CO3 solution (100 mL). The resulting mixture was washed twice with brine (1 L). A rushover process provided the crude product 2-(3-methyl-butyl)-cyclopent-2-enone.

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