Li. Zakharkin et al., ALKYLATION OF CYCLODODECANONE WITH ALPHA,OMEGA-DIBROMOALKANES UNDER CONDITIONS OF PHASE-TRANSFER CATALYSIS, Russian chemical bulletin, 43(8), 1994, pp. 1360-1362
Alkylation of cyclododecanone with alpha,omega-dibromoalkanes Br(CH)(n
)Br (n = 3, 4, 5) under conditions of phase-transfer catalysis in the
presence of KOH results in the formation of either bicyclic ketones fo
r n = 3 and 5 or a mixture of bicyclic and spirocyclic ketones for n =
4.