Pj. Parsons et S. Caddick, A FREE-RADICAL APPROACH TO CYCLOPENTANONE AND SPIROCYCLIC SYSTEMS - DEVELOPMENT OF A 1,5-ALLYLIC ABSTRACTION-CYCLIZATION SEQUENCE, Tetrahedron, 50(47), 1994, pp. 13523-13532
A novel free radical approach to cyclopentanone and spirocyclic ring s
ystems is described. This work illustrates the potential of the 1, 5 a
llylic abstration-cyclisation reaction and demonstrates the applicatio
n of the sequence to systems in which alternative radical cyclisation
pathways can be envisaged.