providence14 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hey Everyone, Anyone out there have any idea on the mechanism for reacting 2,2-dimethylcyclohexanone with H2SO4 to yield 2,3-dimethylphenol. Once you protonate the ketone and form a benzene ring, how the heck is the methyl moved down to the 3 position? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UC Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Try protonating one of the double bonds to start. It's not an aromatic system (yet) so this is a reasonable starting place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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