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Usage

Uses

Used in Chemical Reactions:
4-METHYL-4-HEPTANOL is used as a solvent for facilitating various chemical reactions. Its properties as a branched-chain alcohol make it suitable for dissolving a range of substances, thus aiding in the progress of different chemical processes.
Used in Perfumes and Personal Care Products:
In the fragrance industry, 4-METHYL-4-HEPTANOL is used as a fragrance ingredient to add specific scents to perfumes and personal care products. Its faint odor contributes to the overall scent profile of these products, enhancing their appeal to consumers.
Safety Precautions:
Due to its flammable nature, 4-METHYL-4-HEPTANOL requires careful handling to prevent fire hazards. Additionally, it may cause skin and eye irritation upon contact, necessitating the use of protective equipment when handling. Ingestion or inhalation of this chemical is considered harmful, further emphasizing the importance of proper safety measures during its use.

Upstream product

• 927-77-5 n-propylmagnesium bromide 
• 141-78-6 ethyl acetate 
• 2622-05-1 allylmagnesium bromide 
• 123-19-3 4-heptanone 
• 107-87-9 2-Pentanone 
• 18038-52-3 acetoxytrichlorosilane 
• 74-88-4 methyl iodide 
• 954-67-6 benzhydryl acetate 
• 10557-57-0 propylmagnesium iodide 

Downstream Products

• 464-72-2 tetraphenylethane-1,2-diol 
• 7457-34-3 4-methyl-4-phenyl-heptane 
• 855626-99-2 4-Hydroxy-1-(1-methyl-1-propyl-butyl)-benzol 
• 589-53-7 4-methylheptane 
• 124-38-9 carbon dioxide 
• 64-19-7 acetic acid 
• 802294-64-0 propionic acid 
• 107-92-6 butyric acid 
• 61764-94-1 4-Chlor-4-methylheptan 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Molybdenum-catalyzed epoxidations of oct-1-ene and cyclohexene with organic hydroperoxides: Steric effects of the alkyl substituents of the hydroperoxide on the reaction rate

A kinetic study of the epoxidation of oct-1-ene and cyclohexene with alkyl hydroperoxides is reported. The alkyl hydroperoxides were obtained in a moderate to high purity from the corresponding alcohols by acid-catalyzed exchange with hydrogen peroxide. The reaction rates in pseudo first-order experiments of these olefins with various alkyl hydroperoxides strongly depend on the structure of the alkyl group of the alkyl hydroperoxide. When one of the methyl groups in tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP, 4a) is substituted by an alkyl group, R, the reaction rate decreases in the order Et > Pr > Bu > t BuCH2 > tBu. Substitution of two methyl groups of TBHP as in 1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl hydroperoxide (5a) and 1-ethyl-1-methylbutyl hydroperoxide (5b) showed a further decrease in reaction rate of epoxidation. When all three methyl groups are substituted by, for example, three ethyl groups as in 1,1-diethylpropyl hydroperoxide (6a) a decrease of approximately 99% in reaction rate is observed. Introduction of a ring system in the hydroperoxide such as in cyclohexyl hydroperoxide (3), 1-methyl-cyclohexyl hydroperoxide (2) and pinane hydroperoxide (1) also showed a dramatic decrease in reaction rate of epoxidation. An investigation of relative rates of epoxidation in competition experiments of cyclohexene and hex-1-ene with 1-tert-butylcyclohexene with different alkyl hydroperoxides also showed them to depend on the structure of the alkyl group of the alkyl hydroperoxide. These results are rationalized on the basis of a mechanism involving nucleophilic attack of the olefin on an alkylperoxomolybdenum(VI) intermediate. Bulky substituents at the α-position in the alkyl hydroperoxide can seriously impede the approach of the olefin to the O-O bond.

Organomolybdenum and Organotungsten Reagents, V. - On the Additive, Reductive Carbonyl Dimerization (ARCD Reaction)

Reagents of the type R4(PrO)4(μ-PrO)2W2 (3; R = Me, Et, Pr, Bu, sBu, iBu, Hex, Me3SiCH2, Ph) prepared in situ by the action of organolithium or Grignard compounds on (PrO)4(μ-PrO)2W2Cl4 (2), react with aromatic aldehydes or ketones and with the α,β-unsaturated ketone benzylidene acetone in a novel reaction, called the ARCD reaction, to give products 4 of the type RR'R''C-CRR'R'' with mostly good yields.In the case of benzylidene acetone and furfural besides the ARCD products the rearranged products 27 and 29 are formed.With the reagent Ph4(PrO)4(μ-PrO)2W2 (3b) ARCD reactions are also possible in moderate yields with aliphatic aldehydes and ketones.The more closely investigated reagent Me4(PrO)4(μ-PrO)2W2 (3a; decomposition at about -45 deg C) tolerates the aromatic bound functional groups Cl, F, OH, OMe, and NMe2 in the substrates, but not the NO2 and CO2Et substituents.It reacts with PhCOX (X = OEt, Cl, OCOPh) via acetophenone to give PhCMe2-CMe2Ph. - For the ARCD reactions a radical mechanism (Scheme 7) is postulated. - Key Words: Tungsten complexes/ Carbonyl dimerization