SYNTHESIS OF OCIMIN, A 1,5-DIENE, BY A BIS- GRIGNARD REACTION

Abstract Ocimin, 1,6-bis-(4-methoxyphenyl)-(E)-(E)-hexa- 1,5-diene, was synthetized by the bis-Grignard reaction of p-anisaldehyde with 1,4-bis- (br0momagnesium)butane and the dehydration of the intermediate diol using triphenylphosphine-carbon tetrachloride.