34014-87-4Relevant articles and documents
Structure-Odor Correlation, XIII. - Synthesis and Olfactive Properties of Megastigmatrienone Analogues
Weyerstahl, Peter,Meisel, Thomas,Mewes, Klaus,Negahdari, Shoreh
, p. 19 - 25 (2007/10/02)
The key compound 9 was readily prepared in larger quantities by an improvement of a known procedure.Addition of carbanions to the unprotected ketone 9 gives the hydroxy ketones 16 - 21 via the acetals 10 - 15.Dehydration of 16 - 20 furnishes the dienones
The Synthesis of 4-Methylcyclohexa-2,5-dienones from Phenols
Islam, M. Majharul,Waring, Anthony J.
, p. 768 - 783 (2007/10/02)
4-Alkyl phenols have been converted by a known sequence into 2-aryloxyisobutyric acids and thence, by bromination at the 4-position of the aromatic ring with concomitant intramolecular lactone formation, into masked 4-alkyl-4-bromocyclohexa-2,5-dienones.Reaction with lithium dimethylcuprate, as a model for other lithium dialkylcuprates, replaces the bromine by a methyl group.Hydrolytic demasking gives 4-alkyl-4-methylcyclohexa-2,5-dienones.The method should allow the general synthesis of 4-alkylated cyclohexa-2,5-dienones from phenols via a nucleophilic alkylation step.This contrasts with an existing route which uses electrophilic alkylation of phenols or phenoxide ions by a restricted range of reactive alkylating agents.