Rearrangement products of a thermally generated oxycarbene
Abstract
Thermal decomposition of the dry sodium salt (3) of 4-hydroxy-4-methylvaleric acid γ-lactone toluene-p-sulphonylhydrazone leads to 2,2-dimethylcyclobutanone (7) and 2,2-dimethyl-2,3-dihydrofuran (8).