Vinyl esters as ethylene equivalents in the Khand annulation reaction

Abstract

A preparatively convenient and mild method for modified Khand cycloadditions is described; vinyl esters are employed as the olefinic reaction partner to provide cyclopentenone products more normally obtained with ethylene.

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