Tetrahedron Letters

Anomalous solvolysis of a polyenol ether of glycerol

LBJ Vertegaal, M Van der Steeg, A Van der Gen

Index: Vertegaal, L. B. J.; Steeg, M. Van Der; Gen, A. Van Der Tetrahedron Letters, 1989 , vol. 30, # 41 p. 5639 - 5642

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Abstract

Abstract Fecapentaene-12 1 displays an unexpected reactivity when treated with hydrochloric acid in aqueous solvents. Instead of forming the unsubstituted aldehyde 2, 4, 6, 8-dodecatetraenal 2, a completely different pathway is observed, resulting in the exclusive