View all references and antibacterial,[5]8. Miao , S. and Anderson , RJ 1991. J. Org. Chem., 56: 6275 [CrossRef], [Web of Science ®] View all references γ-alkylidenebutenolides have become the cynosure of synthetic organic chemistry in the recent years. ... View all references Herein we report a simple and efficient method for the stereoselective synthesis of γ-alkylidenebutenolides under mild conditions. ... The reaction of the aldehydes (1–4) with butenolide in the ...