Conversion of nitroheptane to dihydrojasmone

  • Planta Med. 1985 Aug;51(4):349-50. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-969513.
Y Nakashita  1 ,  M Hesse
Affiliations
  • 1. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan.
PMID: 17340535 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969513
Abstract

The synthesis of dihydrojasmone ( 4) from 1-nitroheptane via 5-nitro-2-undecanone is described. It is not necessary to transform the second nitro to a ketone group to give 2,5-undecadione. A direct transformation procedure is given.

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