Propylene Oxide → 4-tert-Butylcyclohexanol

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The synthesis was carried out in the same manner as described in Example 1, except that 30.0 g (0.192 mol) of 4-tert-butylcyclohexanol (cis:trans=8:2) and 13.8 g (0.192 mol) of 1,2-butyleneoxide were used instead of 30.0 g (0.192 mol) of 2-tert-butylcyclohexanol (cis:trans=8:2) and 11.1 g (0.192 mol) of propyleneoxide. 9.6 g of 4-tert-butylcyclohexanol and 17.9 g of 1-(4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)-2-butanol (cis:trans=8:2) (bp. 130° to 133° C./5 mm Hg) were obtained in a 41% yield. Then, the cis-trans isomers of 1-(4-tert-butylcyclohexyloxy)-2-butanol were separated from each other in the same manner as described in Example 1.

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