Silver-induced coupling of methyl 4-Bromobut-2-enoate
EW Della and M Kendall
Australian Journal of Chemistry
22(11) 2351 - 2357
Published: 1969
Abstract
The reaction of methyl 4-bromobut-2-enoate and silver has been reinvestigated and the coupled product shown to consist of dimethyl octa-trans-2,trans-6-dienedioate (45%), dimethyl 5-vinylhex-trans-2- enedioate (53%), and dimethyl 2,3-dimethylsuccinate (2%). The second constituent is found to undergo isomerization during hydrolysis. None of the isomeric cis-dienes were detected in the coupled product. Coupling does not appear to proceed via free radicals.https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9692351
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