Oxygen → HCID 57035819, compound

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2-(1-Chloro-2-methylbut-2-en-4-yl)-1,4-dihydroxy-3,5,6-trimethylbenzene (5.6 g, 22.0 mol) was suspended in chloroform (100 ml) at room temperature. Oxygen [O2 (g)]was passed in. After 4 hours, the addition of oxygen was stopped, the reaction mixture was filtered and the mother liquor was concentrated. This gave 2-(1-chloro-2-methylbut-2-en-4-yl)-3,5,6-trimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone (5.6 g, 99 percent). Data regarding the product was:

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