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Asymmetric synthesis of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones fused to carbocyclic rings via the Hosomi reaction of chiral allylsilanes.

K Nishitani, K Yamakawa

Index: Nishitani, Kiyoshi; Yamakawa, Koji Tetrahedron Letters, 1991 , vol. 32, # 3 p. 387 - 390

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Download full text in 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. ... Optically active α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones fused to five or six-membered carbocyclic ring were synthesized in 64–92% enantiomeric excess using the intramolecular Hosomi reaction of ω-formylated β-(chiral)alkoxycarbonylallylsilanes. ... Physical data; 3a: mp 62°C, [α] D ...