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HRID 258949Generated: October 29, 2026

Methyl vinyl ketone → 7-phenylheptane-2,5-dione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethyl vinyl ketoneHCID 6570—
ReactantBenzenepropanalHCID 7707—
ReactantTriethylamineHCID 8471—
SolventEthanolHCID 702—
Product7-phenylheptane-2,5-dioneHCID 3263122—

Reaction Steps

67.1 g (0.5 mol) of hydrocinnamaldehyde, 35.1 g (0.5 mol) of methyl vinyl ketone, 13.5 g (0.05 mol) of Cat. 1, 20.2 g (0.2 mol) of triethylamine and 500 ml of ethanol are brought together, in the manner described in Example 1. The product is worked up as described in Example 21. Fractional distillation gives 1-phenyl-heptane-3,6-dione.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04035395
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_07
ORD IDord-dd04568c0acb4b35a994c6a31e09771c
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_07