Hexahydro-4-methylphthalic anhydride → Hexahydro-3-methylphthalic anhydride

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The aforesaid methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride which was liquid at ordinary temperatures was a mixture of 70% by weight of 4-methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride which was liquid at ordinary temperatures and was obtained by hydrogenating 4-methyl-Δ4 -tetrahydrophthalic anhydride at 150° C. in the presence of Raney nickel catalyst and 30% by weight of 3-methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride which was liquid at ordinary temperatures and was obtained by hydrogenating 3-methyl-Δ4 -tetrahydrophthalic anhydride in the same manner as described above.

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