Reduction of α,α′-dibromoketones by ultrasonically dispersed mercury in some aliphatic ketone solvents. A convenient synthesis of 4-isopropylidene-1,3-dioxolans
Abstract
Reduction of 2,4-dibromo-2-4-dimethylpentan-3-one by finely dispersed mercury in ketonic solvents provides a simple synthesis of the 4-isopropylidene-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan ring system.