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Formaldehyde → 3-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-methylpent-4-en-2-one
Participants
| Role | Name | HCID | Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reactant | Formaldehyde | HCID 712 | — |
| Reactant | Mesityl oxide | HCID 8858 | — |
| Product | 3-(Hydroxymethyl)-4-methylpent-4-en-2-one | HCID 14186644 | — |
Reaction Steps
contacting mesityl oxide with formaldehyde in the presence of 0.1 to 10 mol percent of a bicyclic amidine per mol of mesityl oxide whereby to obtain 2-methyl-3-hydroxymethyl-pent-1-en-4-one; and B. heating said 2-methyl-3-hydroxymethyl-pent-1-en-4-one at 300° to 600° C until it decomposes.
Provenance & Evidence
| DOI | 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1 |
|---|---|
| Patent number | US04069257 |
| Source dataset | uspto-grants-1978_01 |
| ORD ID | ord-cdfaa269351142cbb1162230b2ff4bc6 |
| Source note | uspto-grants-1978_01 |