703. The direct formation of cyclo pentanones by the action of mineral acids on carboxy-adipic acids and related compounds

L Crombie, JEH Hancock, RP Linstead

Index: Crombie; Hancock; Linstead Journal of the Chemical Society, 1953 , p. 3502

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Abstract

By L. CROMBIE, JEH HANCOCK, and RP LINSTEAD. a-Carboxy-and a-cyano-adipic acids are found to yield cyclopentanones when heated with hydrobromic acid: the reaction is largely specific for the formation of a five-membered ring. Its structural requirements are