Patent ID: 8729277

Claim:
A process for producing a γ-dicarbonyl compound comprising: a) contacting a γ-nitrocarbonyl compound, a peroxide compound, a base, and water, wherein a molar ratio of the peroxide compound to the γ-nitrocarbonyl compound is in a range from about 1:1 to about 15:1; and b) forming the γ-dicarbonyl compound; wherein: the γ-nitrocarbonyl compound has the formula: and the γ-dicarbonyl compound has the formula: wherein: R, R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 independently are a hydrogen atom, a C 1 -C 30 organyl group, a C 1 -C 30 organyl group consisting of inert functional groups, or a C 1 -C 30 hydrocarbyl group.