Dibenzyl malonate is used in the preparation of tetraethyl 3,3-bis(benzyloxycarbonyl)propylene bisphosphonate. It was also used in the preparation of benzyl umbelliferone-3-carboxylate via Knoevenagel condensation with 2,4-dihydroxybezaldehyde. It is a useful alternative to Diethyl malonate.
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Applications
Dibenzyl malonate is used in the preparation of tetraethyl 3,3-bis(benzyloxycarbonyl)propylene bisphosphonate. It was also used in the preparation of benzyl umbelliferone-3-carboxylate via Knoevenagel condensation with 2,4-dihydroxybezaldehyde. It is a useful alternative to Diethyl malonate.
Solubility
Sparingly soluble in water; miscible in all proportions with ether and alcohol.
Notes
Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Containers which are opened must be carefully resealed and kept upright to prevent leakage. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- So-Young Park.; Hiroyuki Morimoto.; Shigeki Matsunaga.; Masakatsu Shibasaki. A novel iron (III)-PVC membrane potentiomeric sensor based on N-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine-N,N',N″-triacetic acid. Materials Science and Engineering: C. 2008, 28, (8), 1551-1555.
- Hassan Ali Zamani.; Mohammad Taghi Hamed-Mosavian.;Elham Hamidfar.; Mohammad Reza Ganjali.; Parviz Norouzi. Catalytic asymmetric Michael reactions of dibenzyl malonate to α,β-unsaturated N-acylpyrroles using a La(O-iPr)3/Ph-linked-BINOL complex. Tetrahedron Letters. 2007, 48, (16), 2815-2818.
- Useful alternative to Diethyl malonate, A15468, since the ester groups can be removed by hydrogenolysis: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 85, 1409 (1963); J. Chem. Soc., 325 (1950).