Alkylation Studies with Isopropylidene Malonate under PTC and Dibenzo??(18)??Crown??6

…, RB Mane, MM Salunkhe

Index: Kore, A. R.; Mane, R. B.; Salunkhe, M. M. Bulletin des Societes Chimiques Belges, 1995 , vol. 104, # 11 p. 643 - 646

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Abstract

Abstract Isopropylidene malonate (2, 2-dimethyl-4, 6-dioxo-1, 3-dioxane, Meldrum's acid) has a high acidity (pK 1= 4.97), a rigid cyclic structure and can undergo easy hydrolysis. It has become an attractive reagent in organic synthesis. 1 For example, it can readily ...