Dimethyl-(4-methyl-1-cyclohexenyl)methyl and 2-(1-methylethylidene)-5- methylcyclohexyl ethers from pulegone

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919408010162

NaBH₄ reduction of pulegone (1) in short chain alcohols followed by acidification of the reaction mixture gives dimethyl-(4-methyl-1- cyclohexenyl) ethers. Acid catalyzed transetherification of these ethers in longer chain alcohols yields mixtures of the title compounds.

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Dimethyl-(4-methyl-1-
cyclohexenyl)methyl and
2-(1-Methylethylidene)-5-
methylcyclohexyl Ethers from
Pulegone1
Gayland F. Spencer a
a Bioactive Constituents Research, National Center
for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural
Research Service, USDA , 1815 N. University St.,
Peoria, IL, 61604
Published online: 23 Sep 2006.
To cite this article: Gayland F. Spencer (1994) Dimethyl-(4-methyl-1-
cyclohexenyl)methyl and 2-(1-Methylethylidene)-5-methylcyclohexyl Ethers
from Pulegone1 , Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for
Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 24:11, 1603-1615, DOI:
10.1080/00397919408010162
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