104388-28-5

Upstream product

• 611-70-1 phenyl isopropyl ketone 
• 565-80-0 2,4-dimethylpentan-3-one 
• 591-51-5 phenyllithium 
• 4397-05-1 2,4-dimethyl-3-phenylpentan-3-ol 
• 6486-05-1 methyl selenide 

Downstream Products

• 21777-84-4 2,4-dimethyl-3-phenylpentane 
• 61828-24-8 3-cyclohexyl-2,4-dimethyl-pentane 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Selective reaction of benzyl alcohols with HI gas: Iodination, reduction, and indane ring formations

Reactions of benzyl alcohols with HI in solvent-free conditions were examined. Three types of reactions (iodination, reduction, and ring formation) occurred depending on the degree of crowding around the benzyl position and the benzylic stabilization of substrates. Results also showed that the ring formation to give indanes proceeded efficiently when HI was used, and that compounds with electron-rich aromatic rings gave indane derivatives in good yields.

Novel Synthetic Route to Aryl Alkanes from Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones. Novel Geminal Dialkylation of the Carbonyl Group of Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones

Benzyl-lithiums, readily available from benzyl methyl selenides and alkyl-lithiums, are efficiently alkylated; this reaction allows the geminal dialkylation of the carbonyl groups of aromatic aldehydes and ketones and the geminal aryl-alkylation of aliphatic analogues.