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Conversion of bicyclo [2.1. 0] pentane into 2, 3-dioxabicyclo [2.2. 1] heptane via t-butyl peroxymercuriation

AJ Bloodworth, N Hargreaves

Index: Bloodworth, A. J.; Hargreaves, Neville Tetrahedron Letters, 1987 , vol. 28, # 24 p. 2783 - 2784

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Abstract

Abstract Bicyclo [2.1. 0] pentane has been converted in 45% yield into 2, 3-dioxabicyclo-[2.2. 1] heptane by the sequence t-butyl peroxymercuriation, iododemercuriation, epimerisation of the resultant 1-t-butylperoxy-3-iodocyclopentane, and reaction of the trans isomer with silver