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HRID 718508Generated: October 29, 2026

3,7-Dimethyloctanal → (5,9-Dimethyldec-2-enyl)benzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3,7-DimethyloctanalHCID 110747—
ReactantPhenethyltriphenylphosphonium bromideHCID 10863251—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
Product(5,9-Dimethyldec-2-enyl)benzeneHCID 8670275855.1%

Reaction Steps

Starting from phenethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (3.85 g, 8.61 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), n-BuLi (1.6 M in hexanes, 5.4 mL, 8.61 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 3,7-dimethyloctanal (2.02 g, 12.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), 1.16 g (55%) of the title compound as a colorless oil was obtained after purification by flash chromatography on SiO2 (cyclohexane).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09193935B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_11
ORD IDord-6f766b26a7a44141996d4eb59e0ee4e8
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_11