| abstract |
2-Substituted cyclopentanones are prepared by reacting adipic ester with an alkoxide in the presence of an inert solvent, thus obtaining a salt of the cyclopentanone-2-carboxylic ester, alkylating this without isolation, thus obtaining a 2-alkyl-cyclopentanone-2-carboxylic ester and, without isolation, hydrolysing and decarboxylating this by treatment with an acid and heating. |