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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 30, 2000 - Issue 4
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Reaction of 3-Alkenols with Thallium Trinitrate: An Unexpected and Useful Ring Contraction

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Pages 751-762 | Received 07 Jul 1999, Published online: 04 Dec 2007
 

Abstract

The first thallium trinitrate (TTN) mediated ring contraction of cyclic homoallylic alcohols, using a 1:1 mixture of AcOH and H2O as solvent, is described. The reaction of two of these alcohols with excess of TTN in pentane gave α-spirocyclopentyl-γ-butirolactones in reasonable yields.

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