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HRID 1678939Generated: October 30, 2026

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone → 2,6-Dimethylhydroquinone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl Isobutyl KetoneHCID 7909—
Reactant3,5-Dimethylbenzene-1,2-diolHCID 17737—
Product2,6-DimethylhydroquinoneHCID 69560—

Reaction Steps

By following in the same manner as in Example 53, except that 0.25 g. (2.5 m. moles) of 4-methyl-2-pentanone was used instead of 3.61 g. (26.1 m. moles) of it, 3.09 g. (22.4 m. moles) of 3,5-dimethylcatechol and 2.07 g. (15 m. moles) of 2,6-dimethylhydroquinone were obtained. The yield of dihydric alkylphenols was 73.6 percent.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04078006
Source datasetuspto-grants-1978_03
ORD IDord-54d3a5b2219b4eeb859810d0c23759ad
Source noteuspto-grants-1978_03