Ethyl p-(2-methyl-3-oxopropyl)- and p-(2-methyl-3-oxo-1-propenyl)benzoates: preparation and use in the synthesis of biologically active derivatives of p-(nor-polyprenyl)benzoic acids

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00698894

Novel ways for preparing the title compounds have been developed.Saturated (1) and unsaturated (2) aldehydoesters, which are easily accessible by a Pd-catalyzed reaction of ethyl 4-bromobenzoate with methallyl alcohol and aldol condensation of ethyl 4-for