Inventors:
William T. Brown - Johnson City TN
Robert M. Simons - Kingsport TN
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company - Rochester NY
International Classification:
C07C 4560
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for the preparation of. alpha. ,. beta. -unsaturated ketones containing a 2-oxopropylidene moiety by the reaction of an aldehyde with a 2,2-dialkyl-4-methyl-6-keto-1,3-dioxene in the presence of a catalytic amount of certain metallic halides.