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HRID 718525Generated: October 29, 2026

3,5,5-Trimethylhexanal → (5,7,7-Trimethyloct-2-enyl)benzene

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3,5,5-TrimethylhexanalHCID 21574—
ReactantPhenethyltriphenylphosphonium bromideHCID 10863251—
ReactantButyllithiumHCID 178418339—
Product(5,7,7-Trimethyloct-2-enyl)benzeneHCID 8670277165.2%

Reaction Steps

Starting from phenethyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (2.80 g, 6.26 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), n-BuLi (1.6 M in hexanes, 3.9 mL, 6.26 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 3,5,5-trimethylhexanal (1.33 g, 9.39 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), 0.94 g (65%) of the title compound as a colorless oil was obtained after purification by flash chromatography on SiO2 (cyclohexane/EtOAc 997:3).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09193935B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2015_11
ORD IDord-340e9598e2b9495f8e00128b130f33e8
Source noteuspto-grants-2015_11