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Acetylenedicarbaldehyde: Isolation and some Examples of Exclusive Dienophilicity under Neutral Conditions
Stephan, Dominique,Gorgues, Alain,Belyasmine, Ahmed,Coq, Andre Le
, p. 263 - 264 (2007/10/02)
Acetylenedicarbaldehyde (1) is isolated in the pure state after acidolysis of its monoacetal (2) with an excess of formic acid followed by dehydration of residual HCO2H into CO with P2O5; under neutral conditions, (1) reacts with conjugated dienes as a dienophile only, in contrast to what occurs in acidic medium.