Novel 2-substituted-3,4-epoxycyclopentan-1-ones, 2-substituted-3,4-epoxycyclopentan-1-ols, and various 2-substituted-cyclopentenones

摘要

This invention relates to novel 4-oxy-2-substituted-cyclopent-2-en-1-ones of the following general formula: <IMAGE> and the optical antipodes, racemic mixtures, and diastereomeric mixtures thereof wherein p is an integer from 2 to 6, inclusive, and J is hydrogen or an appropriate and compatible blocking group such as tetrahydropyranyl or tri(lower alkyl)silyl. Suitable lower alkyl groups contemplated by the present invention are those having up to four carbon atoms such as methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl, etc.