Alpha-Methylstyrene → Methylglyoxal

HRID 648130Notes

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][C:2]([CH2:4][OH:5])=[O:3].[CH3:6][C:7]([C:9]1[CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=1)=[CH2:8]>>[C:9]1([CH:7]([CH3:8])[CH3:6])[CH:14]=[CH:13][CH:12]=[CH:11][CH:10]=1.[CH3:1][C:2]([CH:4]=[O:5])=[O:3]

Participants

Reactant 2

HCID 7407Alpha-Methylstyrene

HCID 8299Hydroxyacetone

Product 2

HCID 880Methylglyoxal

HCID 7406Cumene

Procedure

so that the catalyst causes a reaction between the impurity acetol and alpha-methyl styrene to form cumene and pyruvic aldehyde, then

Sources & evidence

ORD record: ord-bfc41708e3854358b1683e7d500db54e
Source dataset: uspto-grants-1983_10
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent number: US04410755

Reaction notes

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