Anodic oxidation. Part III. The electrolysis of methyl hydrogen cis-cyclopropane-1,2-dicarboxylate
Abstract
The electrolysis of methyl hydrogen cis-cyclopropane-1,2-dicarboxylate has been reinvestigated. The products include dimethyl bicyclopropyl-2,2′-dicarboxylates, which arise by radical coupling, and methyl 2-methoxybut-3-enoate, which is formed through a carbonium ion intermediate. Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid has been electrolysed in sulpholan.