Intramolecular catalysis by the neighbouring carbonyl group occurs in the alkaline hydrolysis of methyl benzil-2-carboxylates. The α-carbonyl group participates by giving rise to an intermediate having a five-membered ring.
K. Bowden and F. P. Malik, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1992, 5 DOI: 10.1039/P29920000005
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