Synlett 2004(4): 717-719  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815441
LETTER
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New Synthesis of Substituted Cyclopentanes via Reactions of γ-Chloro-carbanions with Electron-deficient Alkenes

Mieczysław Mąkosza*, Marek Judka
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Kasprzaka 44, 01-224 Warszawa 42, POB 58, Poland
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Received 21 November 2003
Publication Date:
29 January 2004 (online)

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Abstract

Carbanions of 3-chloropropyl pentachlorophenylsulfone, although they undergo fast cyclization to the corresponding cyclopropyl sulfone, can be trapped with electrondeficient alkenes to produce carbanionic adducts that enter intramolecular substitution to form substituted cyclopentanes.