Author's Organization:Tokyo Research Laboratory, Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. Tokyo Research Laboratory, Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. Tokyo Research Laboratory, Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.
By condensing aliphatic and alicyclic ketones with glutarimide-β-acetaldehyde, several cycloheximide analogous compounds listed in Table I were synthesized. The paper also dealt with improved synthesis of glutarimide-β-acetaldehyde.