Synthetic Communications

γ-Keto Esters and γ-Butyrolactones from the Reaction of Dialkoxydihydrofurans with Trimethylsilyl Iodide

BL Feringa, W Dannenberg

Index: Feringa, Ben L.; Dannenberg, W. Synthetic Communications, 1983 , vol. 13, # 6 p. 509 - 514

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Abstract

Abstract: Dimethoxydihydrofurans are converted into Y-keto e,sters and 7-butyrolactones by a new procedure using an equimolar quantity and an excess of trimethylsilyl iodide, respectively. ... The synthesis of 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds, useful precursors ... The recent report by Suzuki and co-workers2 on the conversion of ... Applications of TMSI as a Lewis acid catalyst and as a reagent ... Unexpectedly, however, when we used TMSI in .the ...