64854-53-1

Upstream product

• 99-87-6 4-methylisopropylbenzene 
• 107-13-1 acrylonitrile 
• 4786-23-6 4-methyl-3-pentenenitrile 
• 497-19-8 sodium carbonate 

Downstream Products

• 40663-79-4 4-methyl-4-p-tolyl-valeric acid 
• 64854-56-4 4-methyl-4(4-methyl-1,3-cyclohexadien-1-yl)pentanoic acid 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

CYANOETHYLATION OF HYDROCARBONS, INITIATED BY AUTOOXIDATION

Oxygen was used as an initiator of the free-radical cyanoethylation of alkylbenzenes (toluene, o-, m-, and p-xylenes, mesitylene, ethylbenzene, p-cymene) and tetralin (0.25-0.66 liter of oxygen to 1 liter of the hydrocarbon) The reactions were carried out in an autoclave at 150-350 deg C with a carbon-acrylonitrile ratio of 100:1.The initiation evidently results mainly from homolytic dissociation of the hydroperoxide formed during the autooxidation of the hydrocarbons.The effectiveness of oxygen for the initiation of the cyanoethylation of hydrocarbons depends on the oxidizability of the hydrocarbons.

Novel process for the synthesis of tricyclo[6.2.2.03,8 ]dodecane derivatives

A novel process for the preparation of tricyclo[6.2.2.03,8 ]dodecane derivatives is presented. This novel process is applied to the synthesis of the odorant 4-acetyl-1,7,7-trimethyltricyclo[6.2.2.03,8 ]-3-dodecene, also known as 4-ac