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HRID 359171Generated: October 29, 2026

Benzyl Alcohol → Benzyl 3,3-dimethylpent-4-enoate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBenzyl AlcoholHCID 244—
ReactantEthyl 3,3-dimethylpent-4-enoateHCID 82262—
ReactantSodium ethoxideHCID 2723922—
SolventTolueneHCID 1140—
ProductBenzyl 3,3-dimethylpent-4-enoateHCID 1323679765%

Reaction Steps

In the manner of Example I B, 810 mg of benzyl alcohol was reacted with 1122 mg of ethyl 3,3-dimethyl-4-pentenoate in the presence of 48 mg of sodium ethoxide in 30 ml of toluene to give 1.0 g (65% yield) of benzyl 3,3-dimethyl-4-pentenoate, b.p. 92°-98°/0.1 mm.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04999451
Source datasetuspto-grants-1991_03
ORD IDord-ad9dd393d71842d6ba40c8e716cb5f05
Source noteuspto-grants-1991_03