Synthesis of ω-(2-oxocyclododecyl)alkanoic acids by alkylation of cyclododecanone with ω-haloalkanoic esters under conditions of phase-transfer catalysis

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF00713617

ω-(2-Oxocyclododecyl)alkanoic acids have been obtained by alkylation of cyclododecanone with alkyl 3-bromopropionate, 5-iodopentanoate, and 11-bromoundecanoate under conditions of phase transfer catalysis. - Key words: cyclododecanone, phase-transfer catalysis, alkylation, alkyl ω-haloalkanoates.