Cyclopentenones from the Acid-induced Ring Expansion of 1 -AlkenylcyclopropanoI Derivatives ... Jean-Pierre Barnier, Belkacem Karkour, and Jacques Salaun" Laboratoire des Carbocycles, UA 478, BBtiment 420, Universite de Paris Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France ... 1 -Al kenylcyclopropanols (4a,b) and (5a,b) underwent acid-induced ring expansion into cyclopentenones (7), via 2-alkenylcyclobutanones (6); the 2-methylcyclopropanoIs (15a,b) are also ...