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Upstream product

• 917-64-6 methyl magnesium iodide 
• 77901-48-5 5-(2-Methoxy-5-methylphenyl)-hexansaeuremethylester 
• 82054-03-3 2-(2'-Methoxy-5'-methylphenyl)-6-methylheptane-2,6-diol 
• 108-55-4 glutaric anhydride, 
• 104-93-8 p-methylanizole 
• 71472-14-5 5-(2'-Methoxy-5'-methylphenyl)-5-oxo-pentanoic acid 
• 82054-02-2 5-(2-Methoxy-5-methyl-phenyl)-5-oxo-pentanoic acid ethyl ester 

Downstream Products

• 57440-50-3 2-(1,5-dimethyl-4-hexenyl)-4-methylphenyl methyl ether 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

A Synthesis of Elvirol Methyl Ether

6-(2'-Methoxy-5'-methylphenyl)-2-methylheptan-2-ol (7) has been synthesised from p-cresol methyl ether employing the following sequence of reactions: (1) acylation with glutaric anhydride, (2) esterification with ethanol, (3) reaction with methylmagnesium

Elvirol Methyl Ether: A New Synthesis and niogenetic Proposal

A new synthesis of elvirol methyl ether (1b) is described.It is suggested that elvirol (1a) may arise biogenetically via a pinacolic rearrangement of a glycol, derived from an arene oxide intermediate.