Substitution of chlorocyclobutanones with xanthate salts. The remarkable effect of added base

Rama Heng (1) , Béatrice Quiclet-Sire (1) , Samir Z. Zard (1)

1 DCSO - Laboratoire de synthèse organique

The substitution reaction of chlorocyclobutanones with dithiocarbonates (xanthates) is greatly accelerated by the addition of a mild base such as DABCO or DBU. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Domains: Organic chemistry

Rama Heng, Béatrice Quiclet-Sire, Samir Z. Zard. Substitution of chlorocyclobutanones with xanthate salts. The remarkable effect of added base. Tetrahedron Letters, 2009, 50 (26), pp.3613-3616. ⟨10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.03.133⟩. ⟨hal-00951271⟩