Nitroalkanes and Dimethyl Maleate as Source of 3-Alkyl Succinic Anhydrides and (E)-3-Alkylidene Succinic Anhydrides

Abstract

Nitroalkanes react with dimethyl maleate giving a tandem Michael addition/elimination of nitrous acid. The obtained (E)-2-alkylidene dimethyl succinates are: (i) reduced to the corresponding 2-alkyl dimethyl succinates which after hydrolysis produce 1,4-dicarboxylic acids that are prone to convert into the corresponding 3-alkyl succinic anhydrides or (ii) hydrolysed to (E)-2-alkylidene-succinic acids that are easily cyclised to (E)-3-alkylidene succinic anhydrides.

Key words

nitroalkanes - 3-alkyl succinic anhydrides - 3-alkylidene succinic anhydrides - dimethyl maleate - heterocyclic compounds

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