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Efficient synthesis of 2-vinylcyclobutanones by the rearrangement of 1-methoxy-1-cyclopropylcarbinols under neutral conditions

T Cohen, L Brockunier

Index: Cohen, Theodore; Jung, Sang-Hun; Romberger, Matthew L.; McCullough, Dennis W. Tetrahedron Letters, 1988 , vol. 29, # 1 p. 25 - 26

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Abstract

A common synthesis of cyclobutanones involves the rearrangement of 1-alkoxy-or 1- (phenylthio) cyclopropylcarbinols under acidic conditions. We report that the synthetically useful 2-vinylcyclobutanones can be prepared in good yield in the absence of protonic acids