Page 1. SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS, 14(13), 1193-1198 (1984) DIALKYL-SUBSTITUTED MALEATES FROM a-BROMOESTERS H.Hagiwara, T.Sugioka, and H.Uda Chemical Research Institute of Non-aqueous Solutions, Tohoku University, Katahira, 2-1-1, Sendai 980, Japan Dialkyl-substituted maleates were prepared by the dimerization of a-bromoesters by treating with LDA and CUI. Recent publications demonstrate the feasibility of ...