SYNTHESE ET CYCLISATION OXYDANTE DE TRIENE-2,3,5 OLS-1 EN HYDROXYALKYL-5 CYCLOPENTENE-2 ONES-1

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)91546-7

Five 2,3,5 trien-1 ols, have been prepared by three different ways.Their reaction with t-butyl peroxide in the presence of catalytic amounts of vanadyl acetylacetonate yields mainly the cyclopentenones 2.This sequence provides a new route to methylenomycine B 3.