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HRID 2408249Generated: October 26, 2026

1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene → (4E)-2,4-dimethyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-4-pentenal

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant1,2,4-TrimethylbenzeneHCID 7247—
Reactant1-[1-(Allyloxy)-2-methyl-2-propenyl]-4-methylbenzeneHCID 67330421—
Product(4E)-2,4-dimethyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-4-pentenalHCID 86656518—

Reaction Steps

The 1-[1-(allyloxy)-2-methyl-2-propenyl]-4-methylbenzene (24 g, 0.116 mol) and [RuCl2(PPh3)3] (200 mg) were heated in the presence of BHT (50 mg) in pseudo-cumene (50 ml) at 170-180° C. (reflux) for 4 hours.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08815792B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_08
ORD IDord-36ce81bcc12c40bdad117cbe88f08859
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_08