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Abstract
Abstract: A simple and inexpensive route to the title compound is described which should be readily amenable to large scale synthesis. Thus, reaction of 3-pentanone with methyl acrylate in the presence of sodium methoxide provided 2,4-dimethylcyclohexane- 1,3-dione. Methylation with iodomethane gave the title compound in 63% overall yield.
Notes
For other methods to 7: Via reaction of 3-morpholinopent-2-ene with acryloyl chloride see ref. 6.