The oxidation of limonene with mercuric acetate gives a mixture containing mentha‐1. 3. 8‐triene, the hydrocarbon of parsley, and its isomer, mentha‐1. 4. 8‐triene. Selenium dioxide oxidation of limonene in alcohol gives as the main product mentha‐1. 8‐dien‐4‐ol, and pyrolysis of the acetate of the latter, or of mentha‐1. 8‐dien‐10‐yl acetate (the main product of the oxidation of limonene with selenium dioxide in acetic anhydride), also gives a mixture of menthatrienes. A discussion of the selenium dioxide oxidation of limonene is presented.
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