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Synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical 1, 2-diketones through cathodic intramolecular coupling of diesters.

S Kashimura, Y Murai, C Washika, D Yoshihara…

Index: Kashimura, Shigenori; Murai, Yoshihiro; Washika, Chise; Yoshihara, Daisuke; Kataoka, Yasuki; Murase, Hiroaki; Shono, Tatsuya Tetrahedron Letters, 1997 , vol. 38, # 38 p. 6717 - 6720

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Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Electroreduction of diesters [R 1 COO(CH 2 ) 2 OCOR 2 ] with Mg electrode has been found to give the corresponding unsymmetrical 1,2-diketones (R 1 COCOR 2 ) with excellent yields. © 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. ... The electrochemical method shown in the Scheme. 1 was useful for one step ...