Synthetic Communications

A Simple, Convenient Synthesis of 4, 4-Dimethyl-1, 3-Cyclohexanedione

PN Maini, MP Sammes

Index: Maini, Prem Nath; Sammes, Michael P. Synthetic Communications, 1984 , vol. 14, # 8 p. 731 - 736

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Abstract

... A SIMPLE, CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF 4,4-DIMETHYL-1,3-CYCLOHEXANEDIONE * Prem Nath Maini and Michael P. Sammes Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. Abstract: Methyl propenoate and 3-Hethyl-2- butanone react together in xylene in the presence of sodium methoxide to give a high yield of the title compound. ... Page 4. 7 34 MAIN1 AND SAMMES for 3 h. Methanol was distilled from the hot ...