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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 20, 1990 - Issue 16
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Synthesis of Mono and Disubstituted Maleic Anhydrides from Di-tert-Butyl Acetylene Dicarboxylate

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Pages 2491-2500 | Received 15 Jun 1990, Published online: 24 Oct 2006
 

Abstract

Addition of organocopper reagent RCu(Me2S), MgBr2 to acetylenic esters gives vinylcopper complex which reacts with various electrophiles to afford mono and disubstituted maleates. Deprotection of substituted maleates and dehydration provide the corresponding maleic anhydride in good yield.

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