Preparation of 5-Alkenyl- and 5-Dienyl-2-pyrrolidinone Derivatives |
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| Authors: | Michael B Smith Tae Woo Kwon |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry , University of Connecticut , Rm 151,215 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-3060;2. Department of Chemistry , Kyung Sung University , Pusan, Korea |
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| Abstract: | Glutamic acid is readily converted into N-butenyl-2-pyrrolidi-none-5-carboxaldehyde. The novel butenyl protecting group allows the synthesis of this aldehyde which can be olefinated using standard Wittig methodology. |
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