Synthetic communications

Stereoselective and stereospecific synthesis of 2-alkylidene-3-methylene succinic acid dimethyl esters

F Béji, J Lebreton, J Villiéras, H Amri

Index: Beji; Lebreton; Villieras; Amri Synthetic Communications, 2002 , vol. 32, # 21 p. 3273 - 3278

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Abstract

ABSTRACT 1-Alkyl-2, 3-dimethoxycarbonyl-1, 3-butadienes 4 were synthesized via two different routes. In the first route, the Wittig-Horner reaction of the readily available phosphonate 2 with various aldehydes yielded the corresponding 1, 3-dienes 4 with a ...