Silver-induced coupling of methyl 4-Bromobut-2-enoate

EW Della, M Kendall

Index: Della,E.W.; Kendall,M. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 1969 , vol. 22, p. 2351 - 2357

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Abstract

Abstract The reaction of methyl 4-bromobut-2-enoate and silver has been reinvestigated and the coupled product shown to consist of dimethyl octa-trans-2, trans-6-dienedioate (45%), dimethyl 5-vinylhex-trans-2-enedioate (53%), and dimethyl 2, 3-dimethylsuccinate (2%). The second constituent is found to undergo isomerization during hydrolysis. None of the isomeric cis-dienes were detected in the coupled product. Coupling does not appear to proceed via ...