A FACILE ONE-STEP SYNTHESIS OF β,γ-UNSATURATED CABOXYLIC ACID ESTERS VIA 1,2-CARBONYL TRANSPOSITIONS OF α,β-UNSATURATED KETONES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97463-X

Reaction of α,β-unsaturated ketone, 1, with lead(IV)acetate and borontrifluoride etherate in the presence of methanol yielded the β,γ-unsaturated esters, 2, in a single step procedure, at room temperature.