N. Palani et al., ACID-CATALYZED FRAGMENTATION OF 7,7-DIMETHOXY NORBORNEOLS - A RAPID ENTRY TO 5-SUBSTITUTED 2-CYCLOPENTENONES, Synlett, (1), 1997, pp. 59
A facile method for the synthesis of 2-cyclopentenones from the acid c
atalysed fragmentation of 7,7-dimethoxy 5-norbornen-2-ols and their de
rivatives is reported.