Application of [Hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene in the Wittig-Ring Expansion Sequence for the Synthesis of β-Benzocyclo-alkenones from α-Benzocycloalkenones.docVIP

Molecules 2005, 10, 217-225 molecules ISSN 1420-3049 Application of [Hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]benzene in the Wittig- Ring Expansion Sequence for the Synthesis of β-Benzocyclo- alkenones from α-Benzocycloalkenones Michael W. Justik and Gerald F. Koser* Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 44325. USA. Tel.: (+1) 330 972- 6066, Fax: (+1) 330 972-7370. * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; e-mail koser@ Received: 5 July 2004 / Accepted: 14 July 2004 / Published: 31 January 2005 Abstract: The conversion of α-benzocycloalkenones to homologous