A convenient preparation of cyclobutyl ketones: Naphthalene-catalyzed reductive cyclization of substituted 1,4-dihalobutanes
作者:Keith Ramig、Yong Dong、Susan D Van Arnum
DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)02194-9
日期:1996.1
Acyl-substituted succinates are useful starting materials for the synthesis of cyclobutyl ketones. The key step, reductivecyclization of the intermediate dihalide, afforded yields of 32–60% of cyclobutyl-containing products.