M. Dana, M. Campagnole, MJ Bourgeois and E. Montaudon* ... Institut du Pin - Universite Bordeaux I, 35 1, corn de la Libhtion- F.33405 - Talence Cedex ... A "one-pot " synthesis for disymmetrically a, a'-disubstituted succinic anhydrides precursors is reported in the presem paper. Substintems are aryl, primary or semndary alkyl groups. This reaction represems a simple and quick method with fair yieldr. ... Succinic anhydrides have been already widely described in literature. ...