Double ring opening of bridged dicyclopropyl ketones upon reduction by lithium in liquid ammonia

✍ Scribed by Herman Bos; Gerhard W. Klumpp

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 92 KB
• Volume: 19
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)94693-3

✦ Synopsis

Several years ago LaBal and Liaaamar reported that lithium ammonia reduction of the bridged dicyclopropyl ketone I lad to cleavage of both cyclopropane rings with concomitant formation of a new double bond.