Facile and Inexpensive Synthesis of 4-Oxoalkanoic Acids from Primary Nitroalkanes and Acrolein

Article abstract of DOI:10.1055/s-1986-31858

4-Oxoalkanoic acids, useful organic compounds, are easily prepared by conjugate addition of primary aliphatic nitro compounds to acrolein on alumina surface, in the absence of a solvent, and subsequent oxidation with hydrogen peroxide/potassium carbonate.