Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Reaction of cyclic α,β-epoxy ketones with Ce(III) chloride under hydrous or anhydrous conditions yields the corresponding cyclic α-chloro-α,β-enones or cyclic α-chloro-β-hydroxy ketones, respectively. ... Reaction of cyclic α,β-epoxy ketones with Ce(III) chloride under hydrous ...