Abstract:
WHERE R1 and R2 are alkyl of from one to five carbons with acrylonitrile in the presence of an alkaline catalyst and inert solvent to form I and contacting I with an aqueous metal hydroxide to form II. 2,6-dialkyl-3-amino-6-(beta-cyanoethyl)-cyclohexene-(2)-one (I) and 2,6-dialkyl-3-hydroxy-6-(beta-carboxyethyl)-cyclohexene-(2)one (II) and manufacture comprising contacting a dialkyl ketone of the general formula: