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General Synthesis of Methyl- and Dimethyl-cyclobutanes from Simple 1,3-Diols by Phase Transfer Catalysis
Toeroek, Bela,Molnar, Arpad
, p. 801 - 804 (2007/10/02)
A general method is described for the preparation of methyl- and dimethyl-cyclobutanes from simple 1,3-diols.The key steps of the procedure are a phase transfer catalysed ring closure and the transformation of a carboxyl group to a methyl group.Phase transfer catalysis provides good yields in the synthesis of the cyclobutane skeleton.