| abstract |
A COMPOUND OF THE FORMULA 2-R4,2-R5,4-(R1-CH(-OH),5-(R-OOC-CH(-R2),6-(R3-OOC-)- 4,5,6,6A-TETRAHYDRO-3AH-CYCLOPENTA-1,3-DIOXOLE WHEREIN R AND R3 ARE ALKYL OF 1 TO 3 CABON ATOMS, INCLUSIVE, R1 IS ALKYL OF 1 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS R2 IS HYDROGEN OR ALKYL OF 1 TO 4 CARBON ATOMS, AND R4 AND R5 ARE HYDROGEN, ALKYL OF 1 TO 4 CARBON AOMS, INCLUSIVE, OR PHENYL, WITH THE PROVISO THAT ONLY ONE OF R4 AND R5 IS PHENYL, IS PRODUCED IN A MULTISTEP REACTION. THE COMPOUND IS AN INTERMEDIATE FOR ELENOLIC ACID. |