Abstract
We describe a five-step synthesis of 2-(formylmethyl) - cyclopenten-3-one (1a) and its 1-methyl congener (1b) from 6-methylhept-5-ene-2-one by way of the respective 2-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-cyclopenten-3-ones (5) and selective ozonolysis of these intermediates.