Process for preparing a 3,7-dimethylalkane compound
AssigneeShin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuki Miyake, Takeru Watanabe, Takeshi Kinsho
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a 3,7-dimethylalkane compound (3): wherein n is 5 or 6, the process comprising: subjecting a nucleophilic reagent, 2,6-dimethyloctyl compound (1): wherein M1 represents Li, Mg Z1, CuZ1, or CuLiZ1, wherein Z1 represents a halogen atom or a 2,6-dimethyloctyl group, to a coupling reaction with an electrophilic alkyl reagent (2): wherein X1 represents a halogen atom or a p-toluenesulfonate group, and “n” is as defined above, to form the 3,7-dimethylalkane compound (3).
Claims2
A process for preparing a 3,7-dimethylalkane compound of the following formula (3):
- wherein n is 5 or 6,
- the process comprising:
- subjecting a nucleophilic reagent, 2,6-dimethyloctyl compound, of the following general formula (1):
- wherein M1 represents Li, Mg Z1, CuZ1, or CuLiZ1, wherein Z1 represents a halogen atom or a 2,6-dimethyloctyl group,
- to a coupling reaction with an electrophilic alkyl reagent of the following general formula (2):
- wherein X1 represents a halogen atom or a p-toluenesulfonate group, and n is as defined above,
- to form the 3,7-dimethylalkane compound (3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.