D. Ozbilen et H. Meier, A NOVEL SYNTHETIC ROUTE TO OPEN-CHAINED A ND CYCLIC OLIGOETHERKETONES, Journal fur praktische Chemie, Chemiker-Zeitung, 340(2), 1998, pp. 135-139
Oligoetherketones of the structure 2a,b can be generated by repetitive
insertion reactions of terminal biscarbenoids 4a,b into the O-H bends
of diols like 5. The formation of the corresponding ring systems 7a a
nd the involved carbene dimerization leading to 8b are processes which
compete with the linear polyinsertion. A related one-component reacti
on can be performed with omega-hydroxy-1-diazo-2-alkanones (13a-c -->
14a-c).