Intramolecular reductive cyclization of unsaturated keto- or aldo-esters by samarium(II) di-iodide: a ready synthesis of bicyclic γ-lactones
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 12,p. 920-921
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39870000920
Abstract
Treatment of unsaturated keto- or aldo-esters with Sml2 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) or THF–hexamethylphosphoramide affords bicyclic γ-lactones in moderate to good yields.Keywords
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