[zsinger]

All,
converting 1-methyl-cyclohexanone into 1,1,-dimethyl-cyclohexanone.  I know that the enolate formed with the addition of base to 1-methyl-cyclohexanone favors the kinetic enolate (I.E. snagging a labile hydrogen on the less substituted side of the ketone).  So my question lies here:  What is a good way to avoid heating the mixture so I don't get any competing elimination reactions, while still getting the thermodynamic enolate?  Any help appreciated, as I have never tried this one.  The LDA at -78C is easy to make the other substituted ketone, however I've never tried to purposefully make the other one.  Thanks.
              -Zack

[Babcock_Hall]

Do you mean 2-methylcyclohexanone?

[zsinger]

Yes……damn IUPAC…..I wish they just had a molecule draw button on this forum!

[Borek]

I wish they read how to format their posts before complaining.