101327-96-2Relevant articles and documents
A Modified Route to 4-Methyl-3-cyclohexenone
Bhushan, Vidya,Rajopadhye, M. M.,Chandrasekaran, S
, p. 424 - 425 (2007/10/02)
4-Methyl-3-cyclohexenone (9) has been obtained pure starting from methoxyethoxymethyl ether (5) of p-cresol.Birch reduction of 5 furnishes 1-methoxyethoxymethoxy-4-methyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene (6), which undergoes cleavage with four equivalents of anhydrous zinc bromide under mild conditions to provide 9.