Patent ID: 6900359

Claim:
A method of making a 3-alkylcycloalkaflol of formula 2: wherein R 1 represents a methyl or ethyl group, R 2 represents hydrogen, R 3 represents an ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl or isoamyl group, R 4 represents hydrogen and R 5 represents hydrogen, or a methyl, ethyl, propyl, isobutyl or isoamyl group, comprising the following steps: (1) carrying out an electrophilic substitution reaction of an alkyl group or precursor thereof, on an ortho-substituted alkylbenzene compound of formula 3: wherein R 6 represents hydrogen, or a methyl or ethyl group; (2) hydrogenating the reaction product of step (1); (3) performing an elimination reaction on one or more reaction products of step (2) to produce one or more alkene products; and (4) hydrating the one or more alkene products of step (3) to provide a 3-alkylcycloalkanol of formula 2.