Process for the preparation of monoketals of 1,4-cyclohexanedione including 1, 4-cyclohexanedione mono-2,2-dimethyl trimethylene ketal

摘要

There is provided a process for preparation of a monoketal compound of the structure that includes reacting 1,4-cyclohexanedione of the structure with a diol of the structure in a halogenated organic solvent in the presence of an acid catalyst, wherein X is a substituted or unsubstituted ethylene or propylene. Various embodiments and variants are provided.