providence14 Posted March 29, 2011 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?
UC Posted March 29, 2011 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.
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