T. Blitzke et al., ORGANIC SYNTHESES BASED ON 2-OXOGLUTARIC ACID .3. SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF DIMETHYL (E)-2-OXOGLUTACONATE, Journal fur praktische Chemie, Chemiker-Zeitung, 335(8), 1993, pp. 683-686
Dimethyl (E)-2-oxoglutaconate 1 obtained by dehydrobromination of dime
thyl 3-bromo-2-oxoglutarate reacts with o-phenylendiamine to form the
quinoxalin-2(1H)-one 2, and with phenylhydrazine to yield the 4,5-dihy
dropyrazole 3. Furthermore, a Doebner-von Miller-type reaction affords
the 8-carboxy quinoline derivative 4. Finally, addition of bromine le
ads diastereoselectively to the racemate of dimethyl 3S,4R- and 3R,4S-
dibromo-2-oxoglutarate 5.