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The samarium (II)-mediated intermolecular couplings of ketones and β-alkoxyacrylates: a short asymmetric synthesis of an antifungal γ-butyrolactone

NJ Kerrigan, T Upadhyay, DJ Procter

Index: Kerrigan, Nessan J.; Upadhyay, Tejas; Procter, David J. Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 , vol. 45, # 49 p. 9087 - 9090

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Abstract

Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The samarium(II) iodide-mediated coupling of ketones with β-alkoxyacrylates gives β-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactones in moderate yield. The process has been applied to the asymmetric synthesis of an antifungal, γ-butyrolactone natural product. ... SmI2-mediated reductive couplings to give ...