Cyclopentanone synthesis by intramolecular carbon-hydrogen insertion of diazo ketones. A diterpene-to-steroid skeleton conversion

…, BL Mylari, MF Solomon, RR Da Silva…

Index: Wenkert, Ernest; Davis, Linda L.; Mylari, Banavara L.; Solomon, Mary F.; Silva, Roberto R. da; et al. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1982 , vol. 47, # 17 p. 3242 - 3247

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Abstract

Intramolecular carbon-hydrogen insertion on cupric sulfate assisted decomposition of diazomethyl ketones derived from four 1-methylcycloalkanecboxylic acids and (hexahydrophenyl) acetic, homopivalic, and enanthic acids is shown to yield mostly ...