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HRID 1658638Generated: October 31, 2026

Propionic Acid → 3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-Dienal

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPropionic AcidHCID 1032—
Reactant3-Methyl-2-buten-1-OLHCID 11173—
Reactant3-Methyl-2-butenalHCID 61020—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-DienalHCID 8843—

Reaction Conditions

Temperature130 °C

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 100 parts of 3,3-dimethylacrolein, 200 parts of prenol and 150 parts of propionic acid is heated for three hours at 130°C, the water formed being distilled out azeotropically. The reaction product is worked up. 24 parts of citral is obtained. This is equivalent to a yield of 51°% of theory at a conversion of 26% (based on 3,3-dimethylacrolein).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03965193
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_06
ORD IDord-419352d01b0e4b718d0e1c6c40fe8b48
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_06