Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of unexpectedly stable spiroepoxy-β-lactones obtained by epoxidation of 4-alkylidene-2-oxetanones

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 48, 2005, Pages 16754-16755

  Duffy, Richard J ^a   Morris, Kay A ^a   Romo, Daniel ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; PROPIOLACTONE; SPIROEPOXY BETA LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIMERIZATION; EPOXIDATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 28844433587     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja053478h     Document Type: Article

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