Acyloin condensation in which chlorotrimethylsilane is used as a trapping agent: 1,2-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)cyclobutene and 2-hydroxycyclobutanone

CAS index name: Trimethylsilane, 1-cyclobuten-1,2-ylenedioxybis- and Cyclobutanone, 2-hydroxy-

Organic SynthesesCondensation

Reaction scheme of Acyloin condensation in which chlorotrimethylsilane is used as a trapping agent: 1,2-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)cyclobutene and 2-hydroxycyclobutanone from Organic Syntheses
Scheme as published in Org. Synth. Coll. Vol. 6, p. 167; Vol. 57, p. 1.

A checked procedure from Organic Syntheses, the journal whose preparations are repeated in a second laboratory before publication. The full experimental, with amounts, hazards and characterisation data, is on orgsyn.org.

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