REGIOSPECIFIC AND STEREOSPECIFIC SYNTHESIS OF CIS-(+/-)-1-ACETOXY-4-(ACETOXYMETHYL)CYCLOPENT-2-ENE - A KEY INTERMEDIATE IN THE SYNTHESIS OF CARBOCYCLIC NUCLEOSIDES AND PSEUDO-RIBOFURANOSES

The synthesis of cis-(±)-1-acetoxy-4-(acetoxymethyl)cyclopent-2-ene 1 from cyclopent-3-ene-1-carboxylic acid 2 by way of bromolactonisation, reductive ring opening and diacylation with in situ elimination of HBr is described.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hodgson, D, Witherington, J, Moloney, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1993