23359-01-5

Usage

Class of organic compound

Alcohols and polyols

Physical state

Colorless liquid

Odor

Sweet, floral

Usage

Fragrance ingredient in perfumes, soaps, and cosmetics

Additional property

Antioxidant

Potential applications

Skincare and cosmetic formulations

Chemical structure

Two methyl groups and a hydroxyl group on a six-carbon chain

Upstream product

• 142-30-3 2,5-dihydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-hexyne 
• 64-17-5 ethanol 
• 67-56-1 methanol 
• 7732-18-5 water 
• 75-16-1 methylmagnesium bromide 
• 624-48-6 dimethyl cis-but-2-ene-1,4-dioate 
• 90154-62-4 2,5-dibromo-2,5-dimethyl-hex-3-ene 

Downstream Products

• 26120-52-5 1,4-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene 
• 15045-43-9 2,2,5,5-tetramethyltetrahydrofuran 
• 110-03-2 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Facile Synthesis of Racemic 3-Acetoxy-2,6-dimethyl-1,5-heptadiene, the Sex Pheromone of the Comstock Mealybug

A three step synthesis of 3-acetoxy-2,6-dimethyl-1,5-heptadiene is described.Starting from methyl chloroacetate and methyl acrylate, trans- and cis-dimethyl 1,2-cyclopropanedicarboxylate have been prepared.The isomers were treated with methyllithium or methylmagnesium iodide to give the corresponding diols in high yields.Heating the trans diol in a mixture of acetic acid and acetic anhydride at 80 deg C gave the title compound in an overall yield of 50percent based on methyl chloroacetate.The corresponding cis diol gave, under the same conditions, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-oxabicyclohexane as the only product.