3-(4-Isopropylphenyl)-1-propene → trans-p-Propenylcumene

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5 g. of p-allylcumene and 5 mg. of osmium trichloride is brought to 110° C. for 71/2 hours. After distillation, a fraction weighing 4.2 g. containing (as measured by gas-liquid chromatography) 31% of p-allylcumene, 12% of cis-p-propenylcumene and 57% of trans-p-propenylcumene is obtained. The conversion rate is 74% and the yield is 78.5%, based on the converted p-allylcumene.

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