The present invention provides a process for preparing 4-methyl-5-nonanone of the following formula (3): the process comprising at least a step of subjecting 2-methylpentanoic anhydride of the following formula (1) and an n-butyl nucleophilic reagent of the following general formula (2) in which M represents Li, MgZ
1
, or ZnZ
1
, wherein Z
1
represents a halogen atom or an n-butyl group, to a nucleophilic substitution. reaction Coproduce 4-methyl-5-nonanone (3), as well as a process for preparing 4-methyl-5-nonanol of the following formula (5), the process comprising at least steps of preparing 4-methyl-5-nonanone; and subjecting the obtained 4-methyl-5-nonanone and a reducing agent to a reduction reaction to produce 4-methyl-5-nonanol (5).
本发明提供了一种制备下式(3)的
4-甲基-5-壬酮的方法:所述方法包括至少一步,即将下式(1)的
2-甲基戊二酸酐和下式(2)的n-丁基亲核试剂进行亲核取代反应,其中M代表Li、MgZ1或ZnZ1,Z1代表卤原子或n-丁基团。同时提供了一种制备下式(5)的
4-甲基-5-壬醇的方法,该方法包括至少以下步骤:制备
4-甲基-5-壬酮;将所得的
4-甲基-5-壬酮和还原剂进行还原反应以生成
4-甲基-5-壬醇(5)。