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HRID 2111611Generated: October 26, 2026

Mesitene lactone → 4,6-Dimethylisobenzofuran-1,3-dione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMesitene lactoneHCID 12662—
ReactantChloromaleic anhydrideHCID 66772—
Product4,6-Dimethylisobenzofuran-1,3-dioneHCID 1457473363.8%

Reaction Conditions

Temperature160 °C

Reaction Steps

4,6-dimethyl-2-pyrone (1.0 g, 8.1 mmol) and 2-chloromaleic anhydride (1.5 g, 11 mmol) were stirred with heating at 160° C. for 3 hrs, and the precipitated crystals were purified by silica gel chromatography (chloroform) to give 0.91 g of the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07521451B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_04
ORD IDord-d24c354f98eb4d30a596ec06a0799689
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_04