The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Notes-Lactonization of 3-Hydroxy-3, 4, 4-trimethylpentanoic Acid

A Burgstahler, D Wetmore

Index: Burgstahler,A.W.; Wetmore,D.E. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1961 , vol. 26, p. 3516 - 3518

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Abstract

synthesized by a route involving 3, 3, 4-t'rimet'hyl-4-pentenoic acid (VI) or its equivalent as a final intermediate. 5 However, the possibility that V might be identical with the lactone obtaiiied from I or IV appears to have been overlooked until now. In the present work, before a direct> comparison was made of material prepared by the iwo methods, some additional evidence in support, of structure V for the lactone derived from I or ITT was obtained. The ...