Synthesis 1992; 1992(10): 917-918
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-26258
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Synthesis of α-Haloadipic Acids from 1,2-Cyclohexanedione

E. K. Starostin* , A. A. Mazurchik, A. V. Ignatenko, G. I. Nikishin
  • *N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, USSR Academy of Sciences, 117913, Leninsky Prospekt 47, Moscow, Russia
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17 September 2002 (online)

A preparative method for the synthesis of α-haloadipic acids 4a-c by oxidative cleavage of 1,2-cyclohexanedione (1) in copper(II) halide/hydrogen peroxide or copper(II) halide (catalyst)/alkali metal halide/hydrogen peroxide system is reported.