Skeletal rearrangements during the lactonisation and intramolecular acylation of some branched-chain and cyclic alkenoic acids
Abstract
Skeletal rearrangements have been shown to occur when 4-methylhex-4-enoic, 5-methylhex-4-enoic, 3-cyclohexylprop-2-enoic, and 4-cyclopentylbut-2-enoic acids undergo lactonisation or intramolecular acylation in the presence of hot 50% sulphuric acid or hot polyphosphoric acid.