%0 Journal Article %T Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel 3-Substituted 2,4-Pentane Diones %A Bhatt ND %A Nimavat K %J International Journal For Pharmaceutical Research Scholars %D 2013 %I International Journals for Pharmaceutical Research Scholars %X The synthesis of novel 3-substituted 2,4-pentane diones 2(a-g) were achieved by the reaction of 2-(2,4-dioxopentan-3-yl)benzoic acid (1) with various Alcohols using Dry HCl gas as a catalyst. Theformations of products have been confirmed on the basis of spectral characterized by 1H NMR andElemental analysis. %K 3-substituted 2 %K 4-pentane diones %K Alkyl 2-(2 %K 4-dioxopentan-3-yl)benzoate %U http://www.ijprs.com/download.php?file=1367510317.pdf