Patent ID: 11926577
Assignee: P2 SCIENCE, INC.
Field: Organic fine chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A method of making 2-methyl-2-heptanol or a C1-4 alkyl ether thereof (Compound 1) comprising the steps of:
(A) reacting 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (Compound 3) with a hydrazine compound to form an intermediate hydrazone Compound 3-A;
(B) base-catalyzed reduction of the hydrazone to form Compound 2:, and
(C) reacting the 2-methyl-2-heptene (Compound 2) with water or a C1-4 alcohol in the presence of an acid to form Compound 1:, wherein R is H or C1-4 alkyl.