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HRID 359170Generated: October 25, 2026

Ethanol → Ethyl 3,3-dimethylpent-4-enoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantEthanolHCID 702—
ReactantPhenolHCID 996—
Reactant1-(1,1-Diethoxyethoxy)-3-methylbut-2-eneHCID 13321415—
ProductEthyl 3,3-dimethylpent-4-enoateHCID 8226272%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 2.02 g of 1,1-diethoxy-1-(3-methyl-2-buten-1-yloxy)ethane and 20 mg of phenol was heated for 12 hours at 150°-160°, during which time ethanol was evolved. Distillation of the residue gave 1.12 g (72% yield) of ethyl 3,3-dimethyl-4-pentenoate, b.p. 80°-83°/57 mm.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04999451
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_03
ORD IDord-6660faa2fb4841c8a261dc641d29db7d
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_03