SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS, vol.23, no.5, pp.571-575, 1993 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
The alpha'-oxidation of cyclic derivatives of alpha-alkoxy-alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones using manganese(III)acetate in the presence of various carboxylic acids provided a convenient synthesis of 5-acyloxy-2-alkoxy-2-cyclopentenones and 6-acyloxy-2-alkoxy-2-cyclohexenones.