ACID-CATALYZED TRANSFORMATION OF ALPHA-TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONATES OF GAMMA-LACTONES AND DELTA-LACTONES INTO 2,5-DISUBSTITUTED HOMOCHIRAL TETRAHYDROFURANS
Excellent yields of methyl tetrahydrofuran-α-carboxylates are obtained by treatment of 2-O-trifluoromethanesulfonates (triflates) of either 1,4-or 1,5-lactones with acid in methanol; in some cases, very different tetrahydrofurans may result from acid or base treatment of a methanolic solution of the...
Main Authors: | Wheatley, J, Bichard, C, Mantell, S, Son, J, Hughes, D, Fleet, G, Brown, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1993
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