2-Cyclopropylidene-1,3-cycloalkanediones as Intermediates in a Nucleophilic Substitution at a Three Membered Ring

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00815330

Reaction of morpholinobicycloalkyl-dimedone 4C with various CH-acids 3 leads to a substitution of the exo-dimedone unit as a consequence of a strong preference of the exo-leaving group in a bicyclic compound of type 4 and 5, respectively.Dimedone (3C) as