Abstract
WOCl4 catalyzes dehydrative decarboxylation of 2,3-dihydroxycarboxylic acids to enols, likely via β-lactone intermediates. Classical reagents for conversion of 3-hydroxycarboxylic acids to β-lactones fail with these substrates.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6787-6790 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 45 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 3 1992 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry