Milan Soukup, T. Lukac, R. Zell
Mar 15, 1989
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Helvetica Chimica Acta
Abstract
A New Access to 2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohexa-2,4-dienone from 4-Oxoisophorone 2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohexa-2,4-dienone (1), a versatile starting material for the preparation of some carotenoids and several natural products, was efficiently (73% yield) prepared from oxoisophorone 3. After conversion of 3 to the alcohol 4 or the acetate 5, H2O was eliminated (4→1) under acidic distillative conditions, whereas AcOH could be eliminated (5→l) under Pd(O) catalysis.