Kinetics of Decarboxylation of the Two Epimers of 5-tert-Butyl-1-methyl-2-oxocyclohexanecarboxylic Acid: Lack of Stereoelectronic Control in β-Keto Acid Decarboxylation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00172a011

Rates of decarboxylation of the two epimers of 5-tert-butyl-1-methyl-2-oxocyclohexanecarboxylic acid have been measured under both acidic and basic conditions at 25 deg C.The decomposition of isomer 1e (methyl and tert-butyl trans) is more rapid than that