THE STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF 2,3-CIS-DIHYDROXY-γ-BUTYROLACTONES BY THE OXIDATION OF γ-BUTENOLIDES WITH KMnO4-CROWN ETHER
- 5 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 12 (2) , 173-174
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1983.173
Abstract
Oxidation of γ-butenolides was effected by KMnO4-crown ether to afford the corresponding 2,3-cis-dihydroxy-γ-butyrolactones in high yields. High stereoselectivity was observed in cases when bulky substituents were introduced at the γ-position of the butenolides.Keywords
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