Hydroxide → 2,3,6-Trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one

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A process for the production of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol which comprises reacting a carbonyl compound selected from the group consisting of methyl vinyl ketone, methyl β-hydroxyethyl ketone, methyl β-methoxyethyl ketone, methyl β-phenoxyethyl ketone, methyl β-acetyloxyethyl ketone, methyl β-benzoyloxyethyl ketone, methyl β-methyl-sulfonyloxyethyl ketone, methyl β-phenylsulfonyloxyethyl ketone, methyl β-dimethylaminoethyl ketone, methyl β-chloroethyl ketone, dimethyl-(β-acetylethyl)-sulfonium bromide or trimethyl-(β-acetylethyl)-ammonium iodide to a mixture of diethyl ketone and a basic reagent selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a hydroxide, oxide, alcoholate, amide, hydride or organo metallic compound of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, and a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, the amount of said diethyl ketone being in the molar ratio of 1:1 to 50:1 with respect to the total amount of carbonyl compound added, at a reaction temperature of 20° to 150° C. to produce 2,3,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one, and dehydrogenating the latter to produce 2,3,6-trimethylphenol.

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