TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol.20, no.3, pp.244-248, 1996 (SCI-Expanded)
The synthesis of cyclopentanoid antibiotic Kjellmanianone is described in this study. The C-acylation of lithium enolates of 3-Methoxycyclopentenone by N-carbomethoxyimidazole or methylcyanoformate beta-ketoester, which when oxidized with Mn(III) acetate produces kjellmanianone in good yield.