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HRID 1576131Generated: November 3, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → Myrcenol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantMyrceneHCID 31253—
ReactantOxirane, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(3-methylene-4-penten-1-yl)-HCID 122371—
ProductMyrcenolHCID 10975—

Reaction Steps

76 g. of epoxymyrcene, prepared according to the method described in paragraph (a) by epoxidation of myrcene, were added dropwise between -5° and 0°, with good stirring. Then the mixture was stirred with 200 ml. ice-water and neutralised with diluted HCl. Following the same isolation procedure described in paragraph (b) 1. the sec.-myrcenol was obtained with a comparable yield.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03979425
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_09
ORD IDord-b95d7516a49f48ec8139a44449c1a484
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_09