3-Methyl-2-buten-1-OL → 3-Methylbut-2-enyl 2-methylisocrotonate

Reaction equation

[C:1]([O:7][CH3:8])(=[O:6])/[C:2](=[CH:4]\[CH3:5])/[CH3:3].[CH3:9][C:10]([CH3:14])=[CH:11]CO.C([O-])(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC.C([Sn+2]CCCCCCCC)CCCCCCC.C([O-])(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC>C1(C)C=CC=CC=1>[C:1]([O:7][CH2:8][CH:9]=[C:10]([CH3:14])[CH3:11])(=[O:6])/[C:2](=[CH:4]\[CH3:5])/[CH3:3]

Participants

Procedure

A mixture of 19.6 g. of methyl angelate, 22.2 g. of 3-methyl-2-butenyl alcohol, 100 ml. of toluene and 1.6 g. of dioctyltin laurate was placed in a glass flask which was equipped with a Soxhlet extractor filled with molecular sieve 4A on the top and a reflux cooler. The mixture was heated under reflux while returning the refluxed liquid through the molecular sieve 4A to the flask. The mixture obtained from the heating for a total of 26 hours was subjected to single distillation to give 24.24 g. of a distillate boiling at 102°-105° C. (25 mmHg).