Comparative Study of the Reactions of Dilithiated Vicinal Diesters and Dilithiated 1,2-Dicarboximides with Methyl Iodide, α,ω-Dihalides, α,ω-Ditosylates, and ω-Bromo Esters

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00145a024

The reactions od dilithiated dimethyl cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (1), dimethyl 4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboxylate (2), N-substituted cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboximides 11a-c, and N-phenyl-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximides 18 with a variety of substrates have b