5-methyl-2-propan-2-ylidenecyclohexan-1-one

Conditions: temp:25.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 28.5 ml (33 mmol) of trimethyl aluminum as 10% solution in toluene is instilled in 4.56 g (30 mmol) of 2-isopropylidene-5-methyl-cyclohexan-1-one (pulegon) and 214.5 mg (1.5 mmol) of CuBr in 30 ml of ethyl acetate. The reaction solution is stirred 1 hour more at 25° C. 2 ml of water is carefully added for hydrolysis and stirred for 15 minutes more. The inorganic solid is suctioned off, washed again with ethyl acetate and the solution is concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum. Distillation of the crude product at 120° C./6 torr yields 3.4 g of 2-tert-butyl-5-methyl-cyclohexanone (70% of theory) as isomer mixture. stirred for 15 minutes more washed again with ethyl acetate the solution is concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum Distillation of the crude product at 120° C./6 torr

Conditions: temp:25.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: 28.5 ml (33 mmol) of trimethylaluminum as 10% solution in toluene is instilled in 4.56 g (30 mmol) of 2-isopropylidene-5-methyl-cyclohexan-1-one (pulegone) and 214.5 mg (1.5 mmol) of CuBr in 30 ml of ethyl acetate. The reaction solution is stirred for 1 more hour at 25° C. For hydrolysis, 2 ml of water is carefully added and stirred for 15 more minutes. The inorganic solid is suctioned off, rewashed with ethyl acetate and the solution is concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum. Distillation of the crude product at 120° C./6 torr yields 3.4 g of 2-tert-butyl-5-methyl-cyclohexanone (70% of theory) as a mixture of isomers. is carefully added stirred for 15 more minutes the solution is concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum Distillation of the crude product at 120° C./6 torr