Occurrence
Has apparently not been reported to occur in nature.
Uses
Dimethyl Citraconate is a useful synthetic intermediate. It has been used in the synthesis of natural products chaetomellic acid A anhydride and 1,7(Z)- nonadecadiene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid. It is also used to prepare acyclic alkanes by reduction using homogeneous catalysts or biocatalysts.
Preparation
By the reaction of methanol with citraconic anhydride in the presence of a catalyst.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 94, p. 9269, 1972
DOI: 10.1021/ja00781a071
