R. Sustmann et M. Felderhoff, ALPHA-DIKETONES IN [4- REACTIONS OF DIMETHYL 2,3-DIOXOSUCCINATE WITH ENOL ETHERS(2] CYCLOADDITIONS ), Heterocycles, 40(2), 1995, pp. 1027-1034
Dimethyl 2,3-dioxosuccinate (1) undergoes cycloaddition with enol ethe
rs. Dihydrodioxine derivates, products of [4+2] cycloaddition, are for
med with tetraethoxyethylene and E-1,2-dimethoxyethyiene. The stereosp
ecificity of the reaction of 1 with E-1,2-dimethoxyethylene suggests a
concerted mechanism for this cycloaddition. The polarized double bond
of ethyl vinyl ether reacts with 1 to give ydro-2,3-dimethoxycarbonyl
-2,3-epoxy-5-ethoxyfuran in a hitherto unknown reaction of 1,2-diketon
es.