反应详情

60 parts of prenyl acetate, 40 parts of 3,3-dimethylacrolein and 2parts of benzoic acid are heated together for five hours thirty minutes at 140°C and the product is worked up. 11.1 parts of citral is obtained having a boiling point of 104°C at 12 mm in a yield of 48% at a conversion of 32% (based on 3,3-dimethylacrolein).