Some fatty acids have been employed in the anodic synthesis previously described but chaulmoogric acid and similar compounds have not been prepared by this means. The present authors obtained 10-(2-dimethyl-3-methyl-3-cyclopentenyl)-capric acid, which has a structure similar to that of chaulmoogric acid, by the electrolysis of a mixture of α-camphorenic acid and ethyl sebacate in diluted ethanol solution.
