Tungsten complex catalyzed dehydrative decarboxylation of 2,3-dihydroxycarboxylic acids

Kyung Bae Yu Hye, Jeffrey Schwartz

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6787-6790
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume33
Issue number45
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 3 1992

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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