Synthetic Communications

One-step synthesis of acetylenes from ketones

CM Wong, TL Ho

Index: Wong,C.M.; Ho,T.-L. Synthetic Communications, 1974 , vol. 4, p. 25 - 27

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Abstract

Abstract The classical route to acetylenes from ketones involves the formation of gem- dichlorides or vinyl chlorides followed by elimination of hydrogen chloride with alkali hydroxides or amides. 1 The use of these latter reagents is evidently incompatible with compounds having other functional groups which are sensitive to strong bases. A need to preserve a carboxylic ester present in the same molecule in which a methyl ketone is to be ...