Synthesis of α-hydroxy-β,β-difluoro-γ-ketoesters via [3,3]sigmatropic rearrangements

Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1

Volumn , Issue 19, 2000, Pages 3217-3226

  Broadhurst, Michael J ^a   Brown, Samantha J ^b   Percy, Jonathan M ^b   Prime, Michael E ^b,c  

^a ROCHE PRODUCTS LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CHELATION; KETONES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

FRAGMENTATION;

ESTERS;

EID: 0034619263     PISSN: 14704358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b004766j     Document Type: Article

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