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A NOVEL CYCLODIMERIZATION OF 3-METHYL-3-BUTENENITRILE. AN EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF 4-CYANOISOPHORONE
Takabe, Kunihiko,Ohkawa, Suguru,Sato, Toshio,Tang, Gia Hien,Katagiri, Takao
, p. 3883 - 3884 (2007/10/02)
Dimerization of 3-methyl-3-butenenitrile (1) by lithium dialkylamide gave selectively 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-amino-4-cyanocyclohexa-1,3-diene (2), which was easily hydrolyzed by aqueous acid to afford 4-cyanoisophorone (3,5,5-trimethyl-4-cyanocyclohex-2-enone)
