A convenient synthesis of γ-functionalized cyclopentenones

• Nour Lahmar,
• Taïcir Ben Ayed,
• Moncef Bellassoued and
• Hassen Amri

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2005, 1, No. 11, doi:10.1186/1860-5397-1-11

•  1). Various synthetic methods were developed to obtain 1,4-diketones [16][17][18][19][20] since these compounds were valuable intermediates in the synthesis of cyclopentenone ring system. Obviously the most straightforward route was the Nef reaction. The transformation of the nitro derivatives to