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Synthesis 1988; 1988(11): 915-917
DOI: 10.1055/s-1988-27754
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A New Oxidative Cleavage of 2-Nitrocycloalkanones by Hydrogen Peroxide: An Important, Efficient Method for Dicarboxylic Acid or Ketoacid Synthesis

Roberto Ballini* , Enrico Marcantoni, Marino Petrini, Goffredo Rosini
  • *Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università, Via S. Agostino, 1, I-62032 Camerino, Italy
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20 August 2002 (online)

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2-Nitrocycloalkanones are smoothly converted into dicarboxylic acids or ketoacids, depending on whether the nitro group is secondary or tertiary, by treatment with aqueous 30% hydrogen peroxide and potassium carbonate in methyl alcohol solution for 8-10h at room temperature.

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