Batanero, BelenRecio, JavierBarba, Fructuoso2024-02-052024-02-052016-05-25Electrochemistry Communications 66 (2016) 29–331388-2481https://hdl.handle.net/10115/29588The terpenoid cycloalkanones Fenchone and Menthone have been oxidized at a platinumanode under neutral and alkaline electrolyte conditions. When NaClO4 was used as electrolyte, Fenchone (1a) afforded 1-isopropyl-4- methyl-2-oxa-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-3-one, and Menthone (1b) provided the stable lactone 6-isobutyl-4- methyl-tetrahydropyran-2-one, both in good yield.When using Na2CO3 as electrolyte, the oxidation of 1a gave the fragrance-analogue 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-oxopropyl) cyclopentanone in only one-pot. Mechanism proposals are presented.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/AnodeSix-membered lactonesElectrolytesFenchone and MenthoneAmperometric conditionsRearrangementJasmonoidCyclopentanoneinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article10.1016/j.elecom.2016.02.018info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess