Michael addition of nitroalkanes to dimethyl citraconate, with DBU as base: An unexpected, one-pot synthesis of polyfunctionalized carbonyl derivatives

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1706-1708

  Ballini, Roberto ^a   Barboni, Luciano ^a   Bosica, Giovanna ^a   Fiorini, Dennis ^a   Gil, Maria Victoria ^b  

^a Universita   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DBU; Dimethyl citranate; Keto esters; Nef reaction; Nitroalkanes

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CITRACONIC ACID; CITRACONIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; ESTER DERIVATIVE; NITROALKANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIASTEREOISOMER; ELECTRON; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0036399751     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34209     Document Type: Article

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