A Convenient Synthesis of 5-Alkylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ones Including the Natural Product Sabina Ketone
DPG Hamon and NJ Shirley
Australian Journal of Chemistry
40(7) 1321 - 1325
Published: 1987
Abstract
Simple 5-alkylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ones, including the natural product sabina ketone, can be prepared in four steps from aromatic ethers via Birch reduction, hydrogen chloride addition, hydrolysis and then base treatment of the resultant 4-chlorocyclohexanones.
https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9871321
© CSIRO 1987
