2,3-dimethylpentanal

Conditions: temp:40.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: An aqueous NaOH solution (30%, 420 g) was added at room temperature into a stirred mixture of 2,3-dimethyl pentanal (325 g, prepared as above in EXAMPLE II) and aqueous formaldehyde solution (CH2O) (30%, 722 g) while the reaction temperature was allowed to rise up to about 80° C. due to the exothermic reaction. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was cooled to about 40° C. The organic phases was separated and fractionally distilled to afford 2-sec-butyl-2-methyl-propane-1,3-diol (277 g). 2-sec-Butyl-2-methyl-propane-1,3-diol was reacted with 2,4-dimethyl-cyclohex-3-enecarbaldehyde to afford 5-sec-butyl-2-(2,4-dimethyl-cyclohex-3-enyl)-5-methyl-[1,3]dioxane according to previous disclosure (See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,444,637). to rise up to about 80° C. due to the exothermic reaction After the addition The organic phases was separated fractionally distilled

Conditions: temp:40.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: An aqueous NaOH solution (30%, 420 g) was added at room temperature into a stirred mixture of 2,3-dimethyl pentanal (325 g, prepared as above in EXAMPLE II) and aqueous formaldehyde solution (CH2O) (30%, 722 g) while the reaction temperature was allowed to rise up to about 80° C. due to the exothermic reaction. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was cooled to about 40° C. The organic phases was separated and fractionally distilled to afford 2-sec-butyl-2-methyl-propane-1,3-diol (277 g). 2-sec-Butyl-2-methyl-propane-1,3-diol was reacted with 2,4-dimethyl-cyclohex-3-enecarbaldehyde to afford 5-sec-butyl-2-(2,4-dimethyl-cyclohex-3-enyl)-5-methyl-[1,3]dioxane according to previous disclosure (See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,444,637). to rise up to about 80° C. due to the exothermic reaction After the addition The organic phases was separated fractionally distilled

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

Procedure: 400 g of 3-methyl-2-pentene as well as 40 mg Rh (in the form of 2-ethylhexanoate) were introduced into a high pressure vessel (volume 2.1 liters) and were reacted with an equimolar mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen at 90° C. and 260-270 bar. The reaction was completed in 7 hours, after which the pressure was relieved and the reactor allowed to cool. The composition of the crude reaction product was determined by a vacuum distillation and a gas chromatographic analysis. With a 99.9% 3-methyl-2-pentene conversion, 81.3% of isomeric C7 aldehydes was obtained as 2,3-dimethylpentanal (cf. Table 1, Exp. 1). to cool The composition of the crude reaction product was determined by a vacuum distillation

Conditions: temp:40.01; pressure:0.00; stir:; See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure: An aqueous NaOH solution (30%, 420 g) was added at room temperature into a stirred mixture of 2,3-dimethyl pentanal (325 g, prepared as above in EXAMPLE II) and aqueous formaldehyde solution (CH2O) (30%, 722 g) while the reaction temperature was allowed to rise up to about 80° C. due to the exothermic reaction. After the addition was completed, the reaction mixture was cooled to about 40° C. The organic phases was separated and fractionally distilled to afford 2-sec-butyl-2-methyl-propane-1,3-diol (277 g). 2-sec-Butyl-2-methyl-propane-1,3-diol was reacted with 2,4-dimethyl-cyclohex-3-enecarbaldehyde to afford 5-sec-butyl-2-(2,4-dimethyl-cyclohex-3-enyl)-5-methyl-[1,3]dioxane according to previous disclosure (See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,444,637). to rise up to about 80° C. due to the exothermic reaction After the addition The organic phases was separated fractionally distilled