3,4-Dimethylbenzoylacrylic acid (I) reacts with hydrogen peroxide to give the corresponding epoxide (II) and with acetyl acetone under Michael conditions to give the corresponding Michael addition product 9VII) or cyclic product (VIII). The action of hydrazines, amines, hydroxylamine hydrochloride, urea and thioureas on these products has been desribed.


I A ATTIA ,E A SOLIMAN ,H A MOUSA ,A M HATABA ,F A EL-SHAHED ,