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Two new analogues of methyldihydrojasmonate (14); methyl‐2‐oxo‐5‐pentylcyclopentyl‐1‐acetate (5) and methyl‐2‐oxo‐4‐pentylcyclopentyl‐1‐acetate (12) were synthesized. The key step in these syntheses was 1,4‐addition of trialkylborane to α, β‐unsaturated cyclopentenones, 4 and 9.
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Ravid et al. (1975) studied this question.
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