An Improved Pinacol Rearrangement for the Synthesis of 2-Alkyl-1, 3-Cyclopentanediones |
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| Authors: | Rodolfo A Martinez Pemmaraju N Rao Hyun K Kim |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Organic Chemistry , Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research , P.O. Box 28147, San Antonio, TX, 78284, U.S.A.;2. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, MD, 20892, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | 2-Methyl, 2-ethyl and 2-isopropyl-1,3-cyclopentanediones are prepared by a modification of the method described by Nakamura, et. al.1 |
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