Reaction of dianions of acetoacetic esters with epibromohydrin derivatives: A novel synthesis of tetrahydrofuran derivatives and tetrahydropyran derivatives

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 40, Issue 51, 1999, Pages 9077-9080

  Nakada, Masahisa ^a   Iwata, Yukitaka ^a   Takano, Masashi ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetoacetic ester; Dianion; Epibromohydrin; Epoxide; Tetrahydrofuran; Tetrahydropyran

Indexed keywords

ACETOACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ANION; EPOXIDE; TETRAHYDROFURAN DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROPYRAN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CYCLIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033579603     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01913-9     Document Type: Article

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