Alpha-hydroxy cyclopentenones from alpha-diketones.
[reaction: see text] Metalloenolates derived from alpha,beta-unsaturated alpha-diketones undergo cyclization to alpha-hydroxy cyclopentenones. This is apparently the first reported Nazarov reaction that takes place in the presence of base.
Batson
William A
WA
Department of Chemistry, 2545 The Mall, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA.
Sethumadhavan
Divakaramenon
D
Tius
Marcus A
MA
D003500:Cyclization; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000032:analysis / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D003517:Cyclopentanes; D007659:Ketones; C013905:cyclopentenone