Synthesis of Cyclic ?-Diones, a Class of Natural Flavor Compounds

A practical and generally applicable synthesis of the important flavor ingredients corylone (5) and its alkyl homologues 11, 13, 15, and 16 is described, based on alkylation of methyl 4-methoxyacetoacetate (6) with an ?-chloro-ketone and subsequent cyclization, hydrolysis, and decarboxylat...

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Main Authors: Hannes Wild, Ulrich Huber, Georg Fráter
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Swiss Chemical Society 1992-10-01
Series:CHIMIA
Online Access:https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/2168