SYNTHESIS OF PHENOLS BY POLYKETIDE CONDENSATION AND AN EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF 3,5-DIOXOALKANOATES FROM AMIDES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1985.1145

Several phenols were synthesized from dimethyl β,β',δ,δ'-tetraoxoalkanedioates, which were prepared by the condensation of methyl acetoacetate dianion with N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-alkanediamides in the presence of BF3*OEt2.