Jl. Coudret et al., CYCLOPROPYL BUILDING-BLOCKS FOR ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS .29. CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OF SUBSTITUTED 1-CHLOROCYCLOPROPANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS, Synthesis, (9), 1994, pp. 920-922
Catalytic oxidation of various substituted 1-chloro-1-trichloroethenyl
cyclopropanes 1a-i with ruthenium tetroxide generated in situ produces
the corresponding 1-chlorocyclopropanecarboxylic acids 2a-i in good y
ields (78 to 95%).