An Electrochemical Variant in the Syntheses of Exaltone® and muscone: Anodic fragmentation of α, β??unsaturated tosylhydrazones

LL Limacher, FD Delay, N Bédert…

Index: Limacher, Liviana L.; Delay, Francois D.; Bedert, Nicole; Tissot, Paul Helvetica Chimica Acta, 1989 , vol. 72, p. 1383 - 1389

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Abstract

Abstract Ring enlargement of bicyclo [10.3. 0] pentadec-1 (12)-en-13-one p- toluenesulfonylhydrazone into cyclopentadec-4-yn-l-one was accomplished under mild and controlled anodic oxidation conditions. The mechanism of this fragmentation is reconsidered.