The synthesis of ketones from di-t-butyl malonates

GS Fonken, WS Johnson

Index: Fonken; Johnson Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1952 , vol. 74, p. 831

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Citation Number: 34

Abstract

ride), o-tolyl 8-phenylethyl ketone (70% from o-toluyl chloride), and o-toIyl cyclohexylmethyl ketone (56% from o-toluyl chloride). The present method offers an advantage over the Bowman method3 in that it is possible to prepare ketones with easily reducible groups. ...