Acetic Acid → HCID 53749111, compound

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Reaction Conditions

Reaction Steps

Methylmagnesium chloride (CH3MgCl) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) (3 M, 1.8 L) was charged into a flame-dried 2-L reaction flask fitted with a mechanical stirrer, a thermocouple, a condenser, and a dropping funnel. The reaction flask was cooled with an external bath to about 15-20° C. 3,4-Dimethyl-pentenal (prepared as above) (422 g) was fed over about 2-3 hours to allow the exotherm temperature at about 30-35° C. After the feeding was completed, the reaction mass was aged for about 2 hours. GC analysis determined a conversion rate of about 96%. The reaction mixture was poured into a mixture of ice and acetic acid (300 g). The organic layer was separated and washed sequentially with brine (500 mL) and sodium carbonate (5%, 300 mL), and further fractional distilled to provide 4,5-dimethyl-hexan-2-ol (410 g) with a boiling point of 114° C. at 90 mmHg.

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