. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 30.

Published in final edited form as: J Org Chem. 2007 Mar 27;72(9):3207–3210. doi: 10.1021/jo0624694

TABLE 4.

Preparation and Cyclization of α-Aryl-α-diazo Ketones

entry	yield (%)^a	yield (%)
1	99	61^b
2	89	40^d
3	95	79
4	95	71^b
5	80	42^b
6	95	81^b

Yield of the diazo ketone.

Yield after equilibration of the epimeric products with DBU.

Previously reported ( Ref. 12).

The product is a mixture of ring fusion diastereomers.