3-Methylbicyclo(2.2.1)heptane-2-methanol → Santene

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Reaction Steps

Into an atmospheric reaction tube of the flow type made of quartz and having an outer diameter of 20 mm and a length of 500 mm, 20 g of γ-alumina (manufactured by NIKKI CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.; “N612N”) was placed. The dehydration was conducted at a reaction temperature of 285° C. and a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 1.1 hr−1, and 490 g of a dehydration product of 2-hydroxymethyl-3-methylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane containing 2-methylene-3-methylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and 2,3-dimethyl-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene was obtained.

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