Abstract
Cyclic ketone O-trimethylsilylcyanohydrins (2) were prepared and converted to various compounds : α-hydroxyketones (3), dehydroxylated ketones (4), α, β-unsaturated ketones (9), tricyclic ketones (10), 1-ethoxycarbonyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8a-octahydro-2-naphthalenone (13), 1-phenylperhydroisocoumarin (18) and 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 10, 11, 11a-octahydro-5H-benzo[a, d]cyclohepten-10-one (20).