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5-Bromopentadienal: a versatile intermediate for the synthesis of functionalized polyenic compounds
D Soullez, G Plé, L Duhamel, P Duhamel
Index: Soullez, David; Ple, Gerard; Duhamel, Lucette; Duhamel, Pierre Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1995 , # 5 p. 563 - 564
5-Bromopentadienal 1b (n= 2), easily obtained from the potassium glutaconaldehyde salt, is used as precursor of ω-bromoheptatrienal 1d, ω-bromomethoxyhexatriene 2, diene diols 4, diene diones 5, 1, 6-dibromohexa-1, 3, 5-triene 6 and 1, 8 triene diol 8, of controlled configuration.