Ml. Sharma et T. Chand, SYNTHESIS OF 4-(P-METHOXYPHENETHYL) CYCLOHEX-2-ENONE, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 35(1), 1996, pp. 55-56
The title compound 1 has been synthesised by dilithium tetrachlorocupe
rate-catalysed coupling of p-methoxy-phenethyl bromide with the Grigna
rd reagent of 3-bromo-6, 6-ethylenedioxycyclohexene in foul steps in 4
9% overall yield.