The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Enone mesylates. Precursors to. beta.-substituted cyclohexenones

CJ Kowalski, KW Fields

Index: Kowalski, Conrad J.; Fields, Kevin W. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1981 , vol. 46, p. 197 - 201

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Abstract

lustrated in Scheme I. We have found only one such compound, 2b, in the literature," prepared in 55% yield from dimedone, lb, and utilized only once since in a study unrelated to our objectives. 12 While little is known of the chemistry of such compounds, an earlier report by Ireland13 describes in situ formation of tosylate 5 from hydroxymethylene ketone 4, followed by mercaptide addition to f R 1

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Synthesis of β-chloro, β-bromo, and β-iodo α, β-unsaturated ...

[Piers, Edward; Grierson, John R.; Lau, Cheuk Kun; Nagakura, Isao Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1982 , vol. 60, p. 210 - 223]