A New Modulated Oxidative Ring Cleavage of <i>α</i>-Nitrocycloalkanones by Oxone®: Synthesis of <i>α</i>,<i>ω</i>-Dicarboxylic Acids and <i>α</i>,<i>ω</i>-Dicarboxylic Acid Monomethyl Esters
By the appropriate choice of the reaction conditions Oxone® produces the ring cleavage of α-nitrocycloalkanones affording good yields of α,Ï-dicarboxylic acids and α,Ï-dicarboxylic acid monomethyl esters, respectively, regardless the ring size and/or the presence of an alkyl group as substituent.