| CPC C07C 45/42 (2013.01) [C07C 29/14 (2013.01); C07C 41/30 (2013.01); C07C 45/513 (2013.01); C07C 45/62 (2013.01); C07C 67/08 (2013.01); C07B 2200/07 (2013.01); C07C 2601/08 (2017.05); C07C 2601/10 (2017.05)] | 11 Claims | 
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               1. A process for preparing 2,3,4,4-tetramethyl-1-cyclopentenecarbaldehyde of the following formula (2), the process comprising 
              subjecting a vinylether compound of the following general formula (1) to a hydrolysis reaction to form 2,3,4,4-tetramethyl-1-cyclopentenecarbaldehyde (2) 
              ![]() wherein in the general formula (1), R1 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, and the wavy line represents the E-form, the Z-form, or a mixture thereof. 
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