Synthesis 2016; 48(13): 2079-2084
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1561935
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New Protocol for the Synthesis of 2-Alkanoyl- and 2-Aryloyl-5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-diones by the Reaction of Dimedone with Various Aldehydes and Cyanogen Bromide in the Presence of Triethylamine

Elmira Kashani
Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Urmia University, 57159 Urmia, Iran   Email: n.noroozi@urmia.ac.ir   Email: nnp403@gmail.com
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Nader Noroozi Pesyan*
Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Urmia University, 57159 Urmia, Iran   Email: n.noroozi@urmia.ac.ir   Email: nnp403@gmail.com
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Hamid Rashidnejad
Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Urmia University, 57159 Urmia, Iran   Email: n.noroozi@urmia.ac.ir   Email: nnp403@gmail.com
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Received: 02 January 2016

Accepted after revision: 19 February 2016

Publication Date:
22 March 2016 (online)


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Abstract

A new route for the synthesis of 2-alkanoyl(aryloyl)-5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-diones as cyclic β-triketones is described. This synthesis was conducted by the reaction of dimedone with cyanogen bromide and triethylamine to form first the intermediate salt, followed by the addition of various aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes. The structures of the products were characterized by IR, 1H, and 13C NMR spectroscopic techniques. A reaction mechanism is proposed.

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