Transformation of fused bicyclic and tricyclic β-lactones to fused γ-lactones and 3(2H)-furanones via ring expansions and O-H insertions

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 8939-8942

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Romo, Daniel ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FURANONES; INSERTION REACTIONS; LACTONES; THERMOLYTIC CONDITIONS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLYSIS; THERMOLYSIS;

REACTION KINETICS;

3(2H) FURANONE DERIVATIVE; BICYCLO COMPOUND; ESTER DERIVATIVE; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; GAMMA LACTONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; KETO ESTER DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM; TRICYCLIC BETA LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; LACTONIZATION; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; WOLFF REARRANGEMENT;

EID: 35948938474     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo7012934     Document Type: Article

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