Pyridinium Dichromate in Organic Chemistry: A New Synthesis of Enedicarbonyl Compounds

Abstract
Enedicarbonyl compounds (2-alkene-1,4-diones) are prepared by oxidation of 1-substituted 3-alkenols (homoallylic alcohols) with pyridinium dichromate in dimethylformamide. The reaction proceeds via 3-alkenyl ketones as intermediates which can in some cases be isolated after short reaction times.

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