Synthetic Communications

Synthesis of Isopropylidene 5-Alkyl-5-hydroxy-methylmalonates and Their Application to the Preparation of 2-Alkylacrylic Acids

ZC Chen, JH Li, WK Su

Index: Chen; Li; Su Synthetic Communications, 2001 , vol. 31, # 3 p. 409 - 413

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1Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University at Xixi Campus, Hangzhou, 310028, People's Republic of China 2College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China ... Hydroxymethylated derivatives of isopropylidene 5-alkyl- malonates 3 were synthesized, via which 2-alkylacrylic acids 4 were prepared using isopropylidene 5-alkylmalonates 1 as starting materials. ... As is well-known, acyclic ...