F. Bonadies et al., A NEW APPROACH TO 4-HYDROXY-CYCLOPENT-2-EN-1-ONES BY HORNER-WADSWORTH-EMMONS OLEFINATION OF 1,2-DIKETONES, Tetrahedron letters, 37(11), 1996, pp. 1899-1900
4-hydroxycylopent-2-en-1-ones 4 are easily available by a one-pot proc
edure involving a stereoselective Z-olefination of 1,2-diketones with
stabilized lithium phosphonates and subsequent intramolecular aldol co
ndensation of the resulyting Z-enedicarbonyl compounds.