Abstract
The acid-catalyzed rearrangement of [5.3.2]- and [5.4.2]propella-e-lactones 9 and 10 in boiling acetic acid takes place readily to afford the 1,2-disubstituted cyclopentene 21 and cyclohexene 26 as the major products, respectively, while such lactone ring cleavage of the [4.3.2]- and [4.4.2]propella-δ-lactones 1 and 2 does not occur at all under similar conditions. The remarkable distinction in reactivity in the acid-catalyzed rearrangement between the e-lactones and the δ-lactones is attributed to the effect of lactone ring size.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4204-4208 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1981 |