3,3-Dichloro-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxocyclobut-1-yl Benzoate

The title compound (synthesized from the [2 + 2] cycloaddition of dichloroketene with 1-(benzoyloxy)methyl-3-methyl-2-butene), is shown to have the benzoyloxymethyl group at the 4-position. The cyclobutanone ring is puckered with a 28.6 (2)° fold angle.

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