Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... A new ring expansion of 1-acyl-1-[p-tolyl(or methyl)thio]cyclobutanes to give 2-[p-tolyl(or methyl)thio]cyclopentanones and its application to the synthesis of 2-, 2,4-, or 2,5-substituted cyclopentanones were studied. ... : an oil; IR (film) 1732 cm −1 ; NMR (CDCl 3 ) δ 0.95 ...