Abstract
Papadakis has described the synthesis of (p-hydroxyphenyl)-cyclohexanedione-l, 3 via 5-[(p- acetoxyphenyl)-4, 6-dicarbethoxy]-cyclohexanedione-1, 3 as shown in equations 1-8 of the flow sheet. |The structures of these compounds are such that they can serve as intermediates for the preparation of compounds resembling steriods. They have functional groups which can afford alkylation, acylation, Grignard, Reformatsky, halogenation, and many other type reactions.