title: Tuning the keto equilibrium in 4-substituted dipicolinic acid derivatives.
abstract: The synthesis of 4-substituted dipicolinic acid derivatives requiring palladium catalysis is described. A keto-enol equilibrium has been observed, depending on the nature of the 2,6-position substituents.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular and Biological Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, BCH 1405, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. anne-sophie.chauvin@epfl.ch
authors.forename: Anne-Sophie
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Chauvin
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gras
authors.forename: Jean-Claude G
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Bünzli