Acetone → 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one

HRID 618862

Reaction equation

HRID 618862 reaction equation
[CH2:1](Cl)[CH:2]=[C:3]([CH3:5])[CH3:4].[CH3:7][C:8]([CH3:10])=[O:9]>>[CH3:4][C:3]([CH3:5])=[CH:2][CH2:1][CH2:7][C:8](=[O:9])[CH3:10]

Participants

3

Reactant 2

HCID 180AcetoneHCID 104291-Chloro-3-methyl-2-butene

Product 1

HCID 98626-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one

Procedure

Process (iii): A process in which prenyl chloride obtained by the reaction of isoprene with hydrogen chloride is allowed to react with acetone in the presence of an equimolar amount of an alkali based on the prenyl chloride to give 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,983,175 and 3,984,475).

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-ff886dab001c49c282620353853a08e1
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1999_09
Patent number
US05955636

Linked notes

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