Concepedia

Publication | Closed Access

Effect of β-Substituents on the Regioselectivity of the Diazomethane Ring Expansion of α-Methyl-α-methoxycyclobutanones to Cyclopentanones

26

Citations

11

References

1999

Year

Abstract

The ring expansion of 22 differently beta-substituted alpha-methyl-alpha-methoxycyclobutanones by diazomethane was studied. Migration of the less-substituted alpha-carbon was favored with the single exception of a very sterically hindered beta-benzyloxy beta-substituent.

References

YearCitations

Page 1