A. Krief et P. Dubois, ON THE REACTIVITY OF I-PROPYLIDENETRIPHENYLPHOSPHORANE WITH SOME ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED ESTERS, AMIDES AND ACYL CHLORIDES, Tetrahedron letters, 34(16), 1993, pp. 2691-2694
Isopropylidenetriphenylphosphorane allows the cyclopropanation of alph
a,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds including alpha,beta-unsaturated
esters, -ketones, -amides and -acid chlorides. Concomitant reaction o
n the carbonyl group of methyl cinnamates and cinnamoyl chlorides lead
ing to cyclopropyl ketones has been observed.