Acetoxymaleic Anhydride as Ketene Equivalent in the Diels-Alder Reaction

Author: Wenkert Ernest   Vial Christian   Näf Ferdinand  

Publisher: Swiss Chemical Society

ISSN: 0009-4293

Source: CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, Vol.46, Iss.4, 1992-04, pp. : 95-97

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Abstract

Acetoxymaleic anhydride (AMA) has been shown to be a versatile ketene equivalent in the Diels-Alder reaction for the conversion of 1,3-dienes into cyclohexanones. The new transformation has been applied to an alternate synthesis of methyl cis-dihydrojasmonate, an important jasmine fragrance, and to several model systems.