Hl. Rigby et De. Lewis, THE DIRECT DIELS-ALDER SYNTHESIS OF DERIVATIVES OF 7-OXO-5-NORBORNENE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID, Synthetic communications, 23(7), 1993, pp. 993-1001
The synthesis of 7,7-di-(1'-propyloxy)-5-norbornene-2-carbonitrile and
the corresponding ethyl ester by direct Diels-Alder methods is descri
bed. The synthesis of 5,5-di-(1'-propoxy)-1,3-cyclopentadiene affords
practical advantages over the diethyl and dimethyl analogs which make
it simpler to prepare.