2-(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)propan-2-ol → 2-Isopropenyl-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene

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The same experiment as in Example 2 was carried out, except for using 45 ml (0.045 mol) of a 1 M 2,4,6-trimethylphenylmagnesium bromide solution in CPME instead of 45 ml of the 1 M phenylmagnesium bromide solution in THF. The resulting reaction mixture was analyzed by gas chromatography to confirm that 2-mesityl-2-propanol and α-methyl-2,4,6-trimethylstyrene were obtained in a yield of 81.9% and 1.6%, respectively.

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