Ozonolysis of Alkynes-A Flexible Route to Alpha-Diketones: Synthesis of AI-2.
Joshua L AltermanDua X VangMarissa Roghair StroudLarry J HalversonGeorge A KrausPublished in: Organic letters (2020)
A mild procedure for the low-temperature conversion of alkynes to diketones has been developed and employed in the synthesis of AI-2.