Planta Med 1985; 51(4): 349-350
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-969513
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Conversion of Nitroheptane to Dihydrojasmone

Yoshihiko Nakashita1 , Manfred Hesse2
  • 1Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Josai University, Sakado, Saitama, Japan
  • 2Organisch-chemisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich;
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Publication History

1985

1985

Publication Date:
26 February 2007 (online)

Abstract

The synthesis of dihydrojasmone (4) from 1-nitroheptane via 5-nitro-2-undecanone is described. It is not necessary to transform the second nitro to a ketone group to give 2,5-undecadione. A direct transformation procedure is given.