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INVESTIGATION OF COMPOUNDS IN THE o-MENTHANE SERIES XI. ISOMERIZATION TRANSFORMATIONS OF o-1,4-MENTHADIENES
Bazyl'chik, V. V.,Fedorov, P. I.
, p. 1221 - 1227 (2007/10/02)
Under the conditions of base catalysis under the influence of potassium tert-butoxide in dimethyl sulfoxide and lithium and calcium amides o-1,4-menthadiene forms equilibrium mixtures of o-1,3-menthadiene, o-1,5-menthadiene, and the skeletal rearrangement product 1-isopropyl-5-ethylidenecyclopentene.In the presence of NaX and KX zeolites competing dehydrogenation and disproportionation of the hydrogen occur in o-1,4-menthadiene with the formation of a mixture of o-menthenes and o-cymene.With increase in temperature the dehydration process becomes determining.With acid catalysis the transformation of o-1,4-menthadiene into 1-isopropyl-5-ethylidenecyclopentene and dehydration to o-cymene are the mainpaths.
