Diethyl Ether → HCID 11137439, compound

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was obtained from 0.77 mol of metallic magnesium and 0.59 mol of p-methyl benzyl chloride. To this was added 0.6 mol of an ether solution of methyl ethyl ketone. After thorough reaction, a large excess of water was added to hydrolyze the reaction product. The resulting 3-methyl-4-(p-tolyl)-3-butanol was passed through a reaction tube packed with active alumina at 200° to 300°C. to afford the desired 3-methyl-4-(p-tolyl) butene almost quantitatively.

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