Synthesis and transformations of metallacycles 32. Novel method for the synthesis of cyclopentanols from aluminacyclopentanes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1023/B:RUCB.0000024841.74897.c2

Cyclopentanols were synthesized by a one-pot method involving Cp₂ZrCl₂-catalyzed cycloalumination of α-olefins with trialkylalanes followed by the in situ reactions of aluminacyclopentanes with esters in the presence of catalytic amounts of Cu, Ni or Pd salts and complexes.