G. Horvath et al., A new efficient method for the preparation of 2,6-pyridinedimethyl ditosylates from dimethyl 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylates, SYN COMMUN, 29(21), 1999, pp. 3719-3731
We report here an efficient method for the preparation of 2,6-pyridinedimet
hyl ditosylate and four of its 4-substituted derivatives, two of them have
not been reported in the literature. We also describe here a modification o
f the reported synthesis for chelidonic and chelidamic acids with improved
yields and higher purity.