The Journal of organic chemistry

Stereoselective Synthesis of δ-Lactones from 5-Oxoalkanals via One-Pot Sequential Acetalization, Tishchenko Reaction, and Lactonization by Cooperative Catalysis …

JL Hsu, JM Fang

Index: Lesk; Nudelman Synthetic Communications, 1999 , vol. 29, # 8 p. 1405 - 1408

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Abstract

... Volume: Page: ... 3c,7 Uenishi and co-workers 8 have demonstrated that 5-oxo-4-silyloxyhexanals can undergo the intramolecular Tishchenko oxidoreductions on treatment with stoichiometric amounts of (t-BuO)SmI 2 or aged SmI 2 solution (presumably ...