Alkylation of cyclic .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated ketones at the double bond
- Publication Type
- Journal contribution
- Authors
- Weber, W.; Kraus, W.; Spitzner, D.
- Year of publication
- 1980
- Published in
- Chem. Ber.
- Band/Volume
- 113/1
- Page (from - to)
- 385-90
Alkylation of indenone (+)-(1S,7aS)-I at C-4 with trans-homogeranyl bromide or anisole derivs. II (R1 = H, OMe; R2 = Br, tosyloxy) gave excellent yields of III and IV (R = H, MeO) in (MeOCH2)2 solvent. Naphthalenone V was similarly easily alkylated at C-4.