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HRID 966101Generated: October 26, 2026

Diethyl Ether → 2-Methyl-1-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)propan-2-ol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
ReactantMethyl iodideHCID 6328—
ReactantMagnesiumHCID 5462224—
ReactantMethyl 2,4,6-trimethylbenzeneacetateHCID 13524810—
Product2-Methyl-1-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)propan-2-olHCID 2231454879%

Reaction Steps

97 g (79%) of the title compound is prepared from 38 g of magnesium and 222 g of methyl iodide in 1.2 L of diethyl ether and 116 g of methyl (2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)acetate under standard conditions in a Grignard reaction. bp15: 140° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06951888B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2005_10
ORD IDord-f09eb783a8ef4b3d81fd1e1a96f1e762
Source noteuspto-grants-2005_10