Benzene → 2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 2,6,6-trimethyl-3-(2-methylpropoxy)-

HRID 236707Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 236707 reaction equation
[CH3:1][CH:2]1[C:7](=[O:8])[CH:6]=[CH:5][C:4]([CH3:10])([CH3:9])[C:3]1=[O:11].C1C=CC=CC=1.[CH2:18](O)[CH:19]([CH3:21])[CH3:20].CC1C=CC(S(O)(=O)=O)=CC=1>O>[CH3:1][C:2]1[C:3](=[O:11])[C:4]([CH3:10])([CH3:9])[CH2:5][CH2:6][C:7]=1[O:8][CH2:18][CH:19]([CH3:21])[CH3:20]

Participants

6

Reactant 4

HCID 241BenzeneHCID 6101p-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6560IsobutanolHCID 70585111HCID 70585111, compound

Product 1

HCID 109217652-Cyclohexen-1-one, 2,6,6-trimethyl-3-(2-methylpropoxy)-

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent

Procedure

The compound 2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1,3-dione (43.6 g) was added to a mixture of benzene (250 ml), isobutanol (50 ml) and PTSA (500 mg) and heated under reflux for 3 hr in conjunction with a Dean and Stark water separator. The reaction was then cooled to room temperature, washed with aqueous sodium carbonate solution and brine and taken to dryness "in vacuo". Distillation of residue through a 6" vacuum jacketed vigreaux column yielded pure 2,6,6-trimethyl-3-isobutoxycyclohex-2-en-1 one (54.6 g) bp 104°-107°.

Workup

  1. temperatureheated
  2. washwashed with aqueous sodium carbonate solution and brine
  3. distillationDistillation of residue through a 6" vacuum

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-36a4d6b282c74fde9a25173de4e23f7e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1979_06
Patent number
US04157345

Reaction notes

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