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The conversion of 4-oxa-5-hexenyllithiums to 4-alken-1-ols: a novel [1, 4]-wittig rearrangement

WF Bailey, LMJ Zarcone

Index: Bailey, William F.; Zarcone, Lyn M. J. Tetrahedron Letters, 1991 , vol. 32, # 35 p. 4425 - 4426

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Abstract

Abstract 4-Oxa-5-hexenyllithiums (2), which may be prepared from the corresponding 3- iodoalkyl vinyl ethers (1) by low-temperature lithium-iodine exchange, rearrange in high yield to 4-alken-1-ols (4) when warmed to room temperature. This transformation, which