ONE-METHYLENE INCORPORATED DIMERIZATION REACTION OF KETONE ENOLATES. 1. A NEW ROUTE TO 1,5-DIKETONES FROM KETONES HAVING α-ACTIVE HYDROGEN ON ONE SIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85285-5

A novel reaction of ketone enolate with dimethylformamide (DMF) to give 1,5-diketone has been found.It is a dimerization of ketone enolates accompanying the incorporation of one-methylene from DMF.