A new synthesis of monosubstituted succinaldehydes and 3-substituted pyrroles from acetonitriles. Formal synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-7-methyl-2H-pyrrolizidin-1-one (Danaidone), a semiochemical of Danaid butterflies

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(96)00765-4

A convenient and versatile synthesis of monosubstituted succinaldehydes and 3-substituted pyrroles from acetonitriles was devised. The methodology was applied to the preparation of 9, the penultimate intermediate in the Meinwald and Meinwald synthesis of Danaidone.¹² Copyright