Abstract Succinaldehyde monoacetals (I), a class of organic compounds accessible through hydroformylation of α, β-unsaturated aldehyde acetals using rhodium catalysts1, are very useful intermediates in several organic syntheses. 1, 2 On searching for more simple and efficient synthetic methods for obtaining consistent amounts of optically active mono-and dialkylpyridines (IV), we have investigated the homologation of compounds I to the ...
