Facile activation of zinc. Preparation of cyclobutanones via dichloroketene and cyclopropanes using the Simmons-Smith reaction

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Zinc powder activated by heating in an inert atmosphere gave good yields when used for the title reactions. The very easy work up procedure for the cyclobutanones further increases the potential of the method.

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Facile Activation of Zinc.
Preparation of Cyclobutanones
via Dichloroketene and
Cyclopropanes Using the
Simmons-Smith Reaction
a
Yngve Stenstr⊘m
a
Agricultural University of Norway, Department of
Biotechnological Sciences, P. O. Box 40 N-1432 Ås,
Norway
Version of record first published: 23 Sep 2006
To cite this article: Yngve Stenstr⊘m (1992): Facile Activation of Zinc. Preparation
of Cyclobutanones via Dichloroketene and Cyclopropanes Using the Simmons-
Smith Reaction, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid
Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 22:19, 2801-2810
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