Abstract: A cycloadduct of the formula ##STR1## is prepared by reacting 2,2'-(2,5-furandiyldimethylidine)bis-propanedinitrile with 8-methoxypheptafulvene to form a tetrahydroazulene intermediate and then heating a solution of the tetrahydroazulene intermediate in a boiling solvent to drive off methanol.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 26, 1991
Date of Patent:
October 12, 1993
Assignee:
Suddeutsche Zucker-Aktiengsellschaft
Inventors:
Jorg Daub, Knut M. Rapp, Petra Seitz, Rainer Wild, Josef Salbeck