Verfahren zur Herstellung von E,Z-Butendial-bis-dialkylacetalen

摘要

An improved process for preparing E,Z-butenedial bis(dialkyl acetals) by reacting the corresponding 2,5-dialkoxy-2,5-dihydrofurans with the corresponding lower alkanols in the presence of an acid at elevated temperature entails carrying out the reaction in the presence of approximately equimolar amounts of a trialkyl orthoformate and in the presence of catalytic amounts of a strong mineral acid or of a strong organic acid.