The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of 3-methyl-3-
butene-1-ol (
isoprenol), comprising the steps of preparing
isobutylene (also: isobutene, 2-methylpropene) by contacting 3-methylbutan-1-ol (
isoamyl alcohol) to a catalyst comprising at least one catalytically active
metal and reacting at least one
formaldehyde source and the
isobutylene obtained in step a-i) to obtain
isoprenol. Furthermore, the present invention refers to processes for the preparation of 3-methyl-2-
butene-1-ol (
prenol), of 3-methyl-3-butenal (isoprenal), of 3-methyl-2-butenal (prenal), and of 3,7-dimethy l-octa-2, 6-dienal (
citral) and further downstream products comprising the use of
isoprenol of the present invention and the resulting products and product streams.