Tetramethyl ethene-1,1,2,2-tetracarboxylate: Oxidative homocoupling of dimethyl malonate in the presence of magnesium oxide

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919508011425

Dimethyl malonate oxidized with CAN in the presence of magnesium oxide forms tetramethyl 1-hydroxyethane-1,1,2,2-tetracarboxylate and tetramethyl ethene-1,1,2,2-tetracarboxylate in high yield. Subsequent dehydration of the mixture provides exclusively tetramethyl ethene-1,1,2,2-tetracarboxylate.

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Tetramethyl Ethene-1,1,2,2-
Tetracarboxylate: Oxidative
Homocoupling of Dimethyl
Malonate in the Presence of
Magnesium Oxide
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Jacek Skarżewski a & Jerzy Zoń
a Institute of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and
Biotechnology, Technical University , Wybrzeże
Wyspiańskiego 27, 50 370, Wrocław, Poland
Published online: 16 Feb 2007.
To cite this article: Jacek Skarżewski & Jerzy Zoń (1995) Tetramethyl Ethene-1,1,2,2-
Tetracarboxylate: Oxidative Homocoupling of Dimethyl Malonate in the Presence
of Magnesium Oxide, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for
Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 25:19, 2953-2957, DOI:
10.1080/00397919508011425
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