Synthesis of Bis(tetronic acid)s
via Double Dieckmann Condensation

Sophie A.-L. Thetiot-Laurent; Brice Nadal; Thierry Le Gall

doi:10.1055/s-0029-1218738

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Synthesis of Bis(tetronic acid)s via Double Dieckmann Condensation

Sophie A.-L. Thetiot-Laurent, Brice Nadal, Thierry Le Gall*
CEA Saclay, iBiTecS, Service de Chimie Bioorganique et de Marquage, Bât. 547, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Fax: +33(1)69087105; e-Mail: thierry.legall@cea.fr;

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A practical, straightforward synthesis of several bis(tetronic acid)s from a common precursor, dimethyl l-tartrate, is described. It involves a double Dieckmann condensation using tetrabutylammonium fluoride. The radical scavenging capacities of these compounds are measured.

Key words

condensation - cyclization - esters

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