Synlett

A Mild, Efficient and General Method for the Synthesis of Trialkylsilyl (Z)-4-Oxo-2-alkenoates and γ-Hydroxybutenolides

J Boukouvalas, N Lachance

Index: Boukouvalas, John; Lachance, Nicolas Synlett, 1998 , # 1 p. 31 - 32

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Citation Number: 20

Abstract

Abstract. 2-Trialkylsilyloxyfurans react rapidly with dimethyldioxirane at-78 C to provide trialkylsilyl (Z)-4-oxo-2-alkenoates whose hydrolysis delivers γ-hydroxybutenolides with high efficiency; a short synthesis of a naturally occurring monoterpene γ-hydroxybutenolide (4) is reported.