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Various five-membered cyclic ketones were prepared from 1,4-dihaloalkanes and potassium tetracarbonylferrate(2—) in moderate to high yields. However, the yields of six- or seven-membered cyclic ketones from the corresponding dihalides were rather low.
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Yamashita et al. (1989) studied this question.
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