The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of vinyl halides: a route to the synthesis of. alpha.-methylene lactones

LD Martin, JK Stille

Index: Martin, Larry D.; Stille, J. K. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1982 , vol. 47, # 19 p. 3630 - 3633

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Citation Number: 76

Abstract

a-Methylene y-lactones were synthesized in high yields by the palladium-catalyzed carbonylation reactions of alkyl-substituted 3-bromobut-3-en-1-01s under mild conditions. The bromo alcohols were obtained by the reaction of [1-(trimethylsilyl) vinyl] magnesium bromide with various epoxides followed by conversion of the trimethylsilyl group to bromide. By starting with optically active epoxides such as (R)-l, 2-epoxypropane or (2R, 3R)-2, 3- ...