Acid catalysed reaction of indanones, tetralones and benzosuberone with neopentyl glycol and other alkanediols under forced conditions

…, B al-Hindawi, MAM al-Sulaibi…

Index: Imai, Masao; Morais, Goreti Ribeiro; Al-Hindawi, Bassam; Al-Sulaibi, Mazen A.M.; Meetani, Mohammad; Thiemann, Thies Journal of Chemical Research, 2010 , # 6 p. 325 - 329

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 0

Abstract

Upon reaction with an excess of 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-diol (neopentyl glycol, NPG) under acid catalysis, indan- ones and tetralones yield indenes and dihydronaphthalenes, respectively. The reaction can also be carried out with butane-1,3-diol. ... Keywords: indanones, tetralones, indenes, 1,2-dihydronaphthalenes, alkene synthesis ... The protection of the keto function as a cyclic acetal through its reaction with glycerols is widely used.1 ...